Achaeus is a masculine given name. It may refer to:
People
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Achaeus of Eretria
Achaeus of Eretria ( grc, Ἀχαιός ὁ Ἐρετριεύς; born 484 BC in Euboea) was a Greek playwright author of tragedies and satyr plays, variously said to have written 24, 30, or 44 plays, of which 19 titles are known: ''Adrastus'', ''Ae ...
(born 484 BC), tragic poet
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Achaeus of Syracuse
Achaeus of Syracuse ( grc, Ἀχαιός ὁ Συρακούσιος; lived 4th century BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian native of Syracuse. The '' Suda'' ascribes to him 10 plays, while the Pseudo-Eudocia 14. He may be the "Achaios" who won a v ...
(4th century BC), tragic poet
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Achaeus (son of Seleucus I Nicator)
Achaeus ( grc, Ἀχαιός; flourished 3rd century BC) was a Greek Macedonian nobleman and was the second son born to King and founder of the Seleucid Empire Seleucus I Nicator and Sogdian noblewoman Apama I.
Background
Achaeus was of Greek ...
(3rd century BC), Greek Macedonian nobleman
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Achaeus (general)
Achaeus ( grc, Ἀχαιός, ''Akhaios''; died 213 BC) was a general and later a separatist ruler of part of the Greek Seleucid kingdom. He was the son of Andromachus, whose sister Laodice II married Seleucus Callinicus, the father of Antioch ...
(died 213 BC), ruler of part of the Greek Seleucid kingdom
Mythological figures
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Achaeus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Achaeus or Achaios (; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός ''Akhaiós'' means 'griever', derived from ''αχος'' ''achos'', 'grief, pain, woe') was the name of two mythological characters:
*Achaeus, son of Poseidon and the eponym ...
, three figures in Greek mythology
See also
* Achaius, one of the
legendary kings of Scotland
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Greek masculine given names
Masculine given names