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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Aeakus
A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
The son of Zeus and Aegina; the husband of Endies and most notably, the father of Peleus and Telamon and thus the grandfather of Akhilleus (Achilles) and Aias (Ajax).
Aeakus banished Peleus and Telamon because they murdered their half-brother, Phokos (Phocos).
The people who were ruled by Aeakus became known as the Myrmidons because, after a plague had decimated the island of Aegina, Zeus repopulated it by turning ants into men and women. Myrmidon is a variation on the word for Ant.
After his death Aeakus became one of the three judges of the Underworld along with Minos and Rhadamanthus.
His name may also be rendered as Aiakos, Aiacos, Aecus or Aekus.
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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
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