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the Achaeans

Achaeans

also: Ἀχαιοί, Ἀχαιῶν, Danaans, Δαναοί, Argives, Ἀργεῖοι

The standing Homeric name for the Greeks collectively (interchangeable in the poem with Danaans and Argives), whether at Troy or, here, the men of Ithaca called to assembly.

Reading notes

Mentioned in 2 works (610 mentions)

The Iliad poem · 501 mentions
The Odyssey poem · 109 mentions

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