Aeacus
Aeacus , in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina . He was the father of Peleus and Telamon. After a plague had nearly wiped out the inhabitants of his land, Zeus rewarded the pious Aeacus by changing a swarm of ants to men (known as Myrmidons). According to one legend, Aeacus and his people assisted Apollo and Poseidon in building the walls of Troy. After Aeacus' death, Zeus made him one of the three judges of Hades.
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Peleus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, in Greek mythology, son of Aeacus and the father of Achilles by Thetis. He and his brother Telamon killed their half-brother Phocus and were exiled from Aegina...
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Telamon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, in Greek mythology, son of Aeacus and father of Ajax. He and Peleus killed their half-brother Phocus and were banished from Aegina. Telamon fled to Salamis, where...
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Myrmidons
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...most of the island's population died, King Aeacus of Aegina prayed to Zeus to restore his people. Aeacus then heard a thunderclap, which he took...historical heroes, written in a grand style When Aeacus awoke the next morning, he found that the...
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Aegina
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, in Greek mythology, river nymph, daughter of the river god Asopus. She was abducted by Zeus to the island Oenone, where she bore him a son, Aeacus . Aeacus later renamed the island in her honor.
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Laomedon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, in Greek mythology, king of Troy. When Laomedon failed to pay Poseidon, Apollo, and King Aeacus for building the walls of Troy, Poseidon sent a sea monster to ravage the land. Total catastrophe could be averted only by the...
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