ACHAEAN Definition & Meaning

Achaean

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans.
(in the Iliad ) Greek.

noun

an inhabitant of Achaea.
a Greek, especially a member of the Achaean League.
a member of one of the four main divisions of prehistoric Greeks, believed to have occupied the Peloponnesus and to have produced the Mycenaean culture. Compare Aeolian ²( def ), Dorian ¹( def 2 ), Ionian ( def 3 ).

Achaean

/ əˈkaɪən; əˈkiːən /

noun

a member of a principal Greek tribe in the Mycenaean era
a native or inhabitant of the later Greek province of Achaea

adjective

of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Achaean¹

1560–70; < Latin Achae ( us ) (< Greek ��󲹾�ó��, perhaps reflected in Hittite Ahhiyawa, a country alluded to in records of the late 2nd millennium b.c.) + -an

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I shall cite only the region of Greece as an example: the Romans kept the Achaeans and the Aetolians in check; they put down the Kingdom of Macedon; Antiochus was driven out.

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In Book II of the Iliad, the god sends Agamemnon, king of the Achaeans, a dream urging him to dispatch his men into battle, promising that this will end Troy’s siege.

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Or to know that the city-states, which comprise the Greek coalition opposing Troy, get several names — “Achaeans,” “Argives,” “Danaans,” deployed seemingly at random, all mean the same thing.

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Though this is much earlier than the Iliad, of course, an epithet for the Greek warriors is common there: "Long haired Achaeans."

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He’s the Achaeans’ absolute best warrior, the heart of the army.

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