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Aeacus

Aeacus proper noun: a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, one of the three judges in Hades.

Proper noun

Aeacus

  1. (Greek) A king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, one of the three judges in Hades.

Forms of Aeacus

alternative formÆacus
alternative formEacus

Origin of Aeacus

Borrowed from Latin Aeacus, from Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).

Questions about Aeacus

What does Aeacus mean?
Aeacus means a king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, one of the three judges in Hades.
What part of speech is Aeacus?
Aeacus is a proper noun.

Words near Aeacus in the dictionary

  1. Ae star
  2. Ae stars
  3. AEA
  4. Aeacid
  5. Aeacids
  6. Aeacus
  7. AEAD
  8. Aeaea
  9. Aeaean
  10. Aeanna
  11. AEAP

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