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EACIDES. Aeacides is the Greek patronymic, meaning "son of Aeacus," applied to Achilles, grandson of Aeacus throughout Statius's Achilleid.
Eacides serves as an adjective describing Chiron, Achilles's tutor, HF III.1204-1207. [Achille: Chiron]
Statius, Achilleid, ed. and trans. J.H. Mozley.
From CHAUCER NAME DICTIONARY
Copyright © 1988, 1996 Jacqueline de Weever
Published by Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London.
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