Definitions for Achaea

Achaea A·chae·a

Spelling: [uh-kee-uh]
IPA: /əˈki ə/

Achaea is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in Achaea (aaaceh).

Definitions for Achaea

noun

  1. an ancient district in S Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.

Examples for Achaea

At Teuthea in Achaea she was worshipped as the goddess of the woodland pasture, and at Cnidus as the nurturer of the hyacinth.

In 1333 it was annexed to Achaea, in 1336 to Servia, and in 1394 to Venice.

Augustus made it the capital of Achaea; Hadrian enriched it with public works.

The district for administrative purposes forms part of the nome of Elis and Achaea (see Greece).

All the princes of Achaea competed for her hand, having first taken an oath to avenge whomsoever she might choose for her husband.

Howbeit not yet was it ordained for the heroes to set foot on Achaea, until they had toiled even in the furthest bounds of Libya.

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