. Apollo himself ( iloct. 334 ; Hor. Od. iv. 6, 3), as had beenforetold (II. xxi. 278). According to othersApollo merely directed the weapon of Parisagainst Achilles, and thus caused his death, ashad been suggested by the dying Hector ( vi. 57 Ov. M. xii. 601; It. xxii. 358).Others again relate that Achilles loved Poly-xena, a daughter of Priam, and tempted by thepromise that he should receive her as his wife, ACMONTDESAririlleum {Ax^eiov ACHILLESif he would join the Trojans, he went without aruis in to the temple of
. Apollo himself ( iloct. 334 ; Hor. Od. iv. 6, 3), as had beenforetold (II. xxi. 278). According to othersApollo merely directed the weapon of Parisagainst Achilles, and thus caused his death, ashad been suggested by the dying Hector ( vi. 57 Ov. M. xii. 601; It. xxii. 358).Others again relate that Achilles loved Poly-xena, a daughter of Priam, and tempted by thepromise that he should receive her as his wife, ACMONTDESAririlleum {Ax^eiov ACHILLESif he would join the Trojans, he went without aruis in to the temple of Apollo at Ihymbra, and promontory Sigeum in^ thewas assassinated there by Paris. His body wasrescued by Ulysses and Aj ax the Telamonian; hisarmour was promised by Thetis to the bravestamong the Greeks, which gave rise to a contestbetween the two heroes who had rescued hisbody. [Ajax.] After his death. Achilles becameoneof the judges in the lower world, and dwelledin the islands of the blessed, where he was unitedwith MedC-a or Iphigenia. The fabulous island. Death of Achilles. fRaoul Rochtte. .Von. Ined town near theTroad, where Achilles was supposed to have been buried(Hdt. v. 94 ; Strab. p. 594; Air. An. i. 112). Acllilieus, assumed the title of emperorunder Diocletian, reigned over Egypt, and wasput to death by Diocletian 290 (Eutrop. , 15 ; Aur. Vict. Caes. 39). Achilleus Dromos lAxi*Aeios : Ti u-dera or TcHf?ro),atongueof land iutheEuxineSea. near the mouth of the Borysthenes, whereAchilles is said to havemade a race-course. Be-fore it lay the Island ofAchilles {Insula Achil-lis) or Leuce (Aeujrf;),where was a temple ofAchilles iHdt. iv. 55, 76:Eur. Iph. in T. 438;Pind. Ul. ii. 85; 300). Achilleus Portus(Ax^eios : Va-thy), a harbour in Laco-nia, near the promontoryTaenarum (Paus. iii. 25,4). Achilhdes, a patro-nymic of Pyrrhus, son ofAchilles lOv. Her. ), also of Pyrrhus, kingof Epirus, who tracedhis descent from Achilles(Ov. Ib. 30
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