Achaeus — may refer to:* Achaeus, son of Xuthus, mythical founder of Achaean race * A king of Lydia who was hanged by his subjects for extortion, according to Ovid * Achaeus of Eretria, tragic poet who wrote forty five tragedies, some of whose titles are… … Wikipedia
Xuthus — In Greek mythology, Xuthus (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ξοῦθος) was a son of Hellen and Orseis and founder (through his sons) of the Achaean and Ionian nations. He had two sons by Creusa: Ion and Achaeus and a daughter named Diomede. According to… … Wikipedia
Ionians — The Ionians (Greek: Polytonic|Ἴωνες, Iōnes, singular Polytonic|Ἴων) were one of the three populations into which the ancient Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been divided. Ionian with reference to populations had two senses in … Wikipedia
Dorus — In Greek mythology, Dorus is the name of the son of Hellen[1] who was the eponymous founder of the Dorians.[2] Each of Hellen s sons founded a primary tribe of Greece: Aeolus the Aeolians, Dorus the Dorians and Xuthus the Achaeans (from Xuthus s… … Wikipedia
Deluge (mythology) — The story of a Great Flood (also known as the Deluge) sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural myths. Though it is best known in modern times through the Biblical … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek flood myths — Greek mythology knows four floods, the sinking of Atlantis, the flood of Dardanus, the flood of Ogyges, and the flood of Deucalion. Two of these ended two of the Ages of Man: the Ogygian Deluge ended the Silver Age, and the flood of Deucalion… … Wikipedia
Hellen — Note: Hellen was not the same person as Helen of Troy, or Helenus, son of King Priam of Troy. Hellen (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ἕλλην, Hel lèn), Greek Katharevousa: (Audio IPA|Ell Ellin.ogg| [ ellin ] ) was the mythological patriarch of the… … Wikipedia
Creusa — In Greek mythology, four people had the name Creusa (or Kreousa Κρέουσα); the name simply means princess . Contents 1 Naiad 2 Daughter of Creon 3 Daughter of Erechtheus 4 Creusa … Wikipedia
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Makednos — Makednos, also Makedon or Macedon ( el. Μάκεδνος or Μακεδνός (Audio IPA|Ell Makednos.ogg| [ Makednós ] note: Modern Greek pronunciation), Mákednos or, Μακεδών Makedōn or poetic Μακηδών Makēdōn ), was, according to Hesiod s Eoiae or Catalogue of… … Wikipedia
