A member of an ancient Greek people living in southern Greece, or relating to the Achaeans and their culture; they play a major role in Homer's Iliad.
From Greek Akhaios, referring to inhabitants of Achaia. The Achaeans were one of the main Greek-speaking groups during the Bronze Age, around 1600-1100 BCE.
The Achaeans are the 'Mycenaean Greeks' of Bronze Age archaeology—the very people Homer wrote about in the Trojan War, though Homer called all Greeks 'Achaeans' even though other Greek groups existed.
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