Achaeus

This article is about the given name. For the genus of crabs, see Achaeus (crab).

Achaeus is a masculine given name. It may refer to:

People

• Achaeus of Eretria (born 484 BC), tragic poet
• Achaeus of Syracuse (4th century BC), tragic poet
• Achaeus (son of Seleucus I Nicator) (3rd century BC), Greek Macedonian nobleman
• Achaeus (general) (died 213 BC), ruler of part of the Greek Seleucid kingdom

Mythological figures

• Achaeus (mythology), three figures in Greek mythology

See also

• Achaius, one of the legendary kings of Scotland