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The contrasting belief that "Achaeans", as understood through Homer, is "a name without a country", an ethnos created in the Epic tradition, [10] has modern supporters among those who conclude that "Achaeans" were redefined in the 5th century BC, as contemporary speakers of Aeolic Greek.
The Achaeans (/ ə ˈ k iː ə n z /; Greek: Ἀχαιοί, romanized: Akhaioí) were one of the four major tribes into which Herodotus divided the Greeks, along with the Aeolians, Ionians and Dorians. They inhabited the region of Achaea in the northern Peloponnese, and played an active role in the colonization of Italy, founding the city of ...
Troy: Locris: Zeleia * See Catalogue of Ships ** See Trojan Battle Order. Individuals ... ACHAEANS; Leaders Killers Leaders Killers Soldiers Killers Soldiers Killers ...
The Achaeans [171] threw Hector's infant son Astyanax down from the walls of Troy, [172] either out of cruelty and hate [173] or to end the royal line, and the possibility of a son's revenge. [174] They (by usual tradition Neoptolemus) also sacrificed the Trojan princess Polyxena on the grave of Achilles.
In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta.Most of the leaders were bound by the Oath of Tyndareus who made the Suitors of Helen swear that they would defend and protect the chosen husband of Helen against any wrong done against him in regard to his marriage.
Articles relating to the Achaean Leaders, those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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Hector of Troy is a Trojan prince and warrior. He is the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, making him a prince of the royal house and heir to his father's throne. Hector weds Andromache, the mother of his first and only son, Scamandrius, whom the people of Troy know as Astyanax.