Akhaioi

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Akhaioi is the ancient Greek term used in Homeric epics to refer to the Achaeans, one of the main groups of Greek warriors who fought in the Trojan War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Akhaioi canonical 2
Ἀχαιός 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Homeric collective designation
ancient Greek people
ethnonym
associatedWithRegion Peloponnese
mainland Greece
collectiveOf Greek warriors
Mycenaean-era Greeks
culturalContext Ancient Greek epic poetry
describedAs one of the main groups of Greek warriors in the Trojan War
englishName Achaeans
etymologicalRelation Achaea (region)
linked to: Achaea
fieldOfStudy Ancient Greek philology
Classics
Mycenaean studies
genreContext oral epic tradition
grammaticalNumber plural
hasConceptualSuccessor Hellenes
linked to: Greeks
hasEthnicRole collective term for Greek forces at Troy
label Akhaioi
Ἀχαιοί
languageOfName Ancient Greek
ledBy Agamemnon
mentionedIn Homeric epics
Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad

Odyssey
notableMember Achilles
Ajax the Greater
Menelaus
Nestor
Odysseus
oftenContrastedWith Troes
Trojans
participatedIn Trojan War
primarySourceAuthor Homer
relatedGroup Argives
Danaans
religion Ancient Greek religion (as depicted in epic)
roleInNarrative besiegers of Troy
romanization Achaioi
script Greek alphabet
termType poetic designation for Greeks
timePeriod Late Bronze Age (as represented in epic tradition)
usedInterchangeablyWith Argives
Danaoi
worshippedDeity Apollo
Athena
Hera
Zeus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Achaeans alsoKnownAs Akhaioi
Akhaioi label Akhaioi
Ξοῦθος father Ἀχαιός
linked to: Akhaioi
Ξοῦθος child Ἀχαιός
linked to: Akhaioi