Aeacea , or Æacea , in antiquity, were solemn feasts and combats celebrated in Aegina in honor of Aeacus , who had been their king, and who, on account of his singular justice upon Earth, was supposed to have a commission given him to be one of the judges in Hell .
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Aeacea". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
