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Encyclopedia > Aeacidae

Aeacidae refers to the descendants of Aeacus, most notably Peleus, son of Aeacus, and Achilles, grandson of Aeacus. In Greek mythology, Aeacus (Greek: Aiakos, bewailing or earth borne) was king in the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. ... Peleus consigns Achilles to Chirons care, white-ground lekythos by the Edinburgh Painter, ca. ... The Wrath of Achilles, by François-Léon Benouville (1821–1859) (Musée Fabre) In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) (Ancient Greek: ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War...


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To the 5th-century historian Thucydides, the Epirotes were "barbarians." The only Epirotes regarded as Greek were the Aeacidae, who were members of the Molossian royal house and claimed descent from Achilles.
From about 370 BC on, the Aeacidae were able to expand the Molossian state by incorporating tribes from the rival groups in Epirus.
The Aeacidae's efforts gained impetus from the marriage of Philip II of Macedon to their princess, Olympias.
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The Aeginetans at first contented themselves with sending the images of the Aeacidae, the tutelary heroes of their island.
The refusal of Aegina was veiled under the diplomatic form of sending the Aeacidae.
The real occasion of the outbreak of the war was the refusal of Athens to restore the hostages some twenty years later.
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