Aeacidae
Aeacidae /iːˈæsɪdiː/ (Greek: Αἰακίδαι, translit. Aiakídai) refers to the Greek descendants of Aeacus, including Peleus, son of Aeacus, and Achilles, grandson of Aeacus—several times in the Iliad Homer refers to Achilles as Αἰακίδης (Aiakides: II.860, 874; IX.184, 191, etc.). Neoptolemus was the son of Achilles and the princess Deidamea. The kings of Epirus and Olympias, mother to Alexander the Great, claimed to be members of this lineage.
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Aeacus of Greek mythology was the king of the island of Aegina, which is in the Saronic Gulf. From this mythology, Aeacus is the son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of Asopus and Metope. Aeacus' first wife was Endeïs, a woman of unknown parental lineage. They had two sons: Peleus (father of Achilles) and Telamon (father of Ajax). Aeacus' second wife was the Nereid, Psamathe. They had a son called Phocus.
Family tree of Aeacidae
Aeacus king of Aegina ∞ 1.Endeïs oread of mount Pelion 2.Psamathe (Nereid) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Telamon king of Salamis | (1) Peleus ∞ Thetis | (2) Phocus of Aegina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ajax the Great | Teucer | Achilles king of Phthia ∞ Deidamia (mythology) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trambelus | Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus king of Epirus ∞ Andromache | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molossus king of Epirus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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