1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Aeacus

Son of Zeus (Jupiter) and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god Asopus, was born in the island of Aegina, which derived its name from his mother. Aeacus was renowned 'in all Greece for his justice and piety, and after his death became one of the three judges in Hades.

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