The Achaei originally inhabited the neighborhood of Argos; when driven thence by the Heraclidae, they retired among the Ionians, expelled the natives, and seized their thirteen cities, forming the Achaean League. 279.

Were they Dorians, or Heraclidae, Achaeans or Pelasgi?

Indeed, upon a careful examination, we shall find that very many of the dramas directly suggest the two Eleusinian movements, representing first the flight of suppliantsas of the Heraclidae, the daughters of Danaüs, and of Oedipus and Antigonefrom persecution to the shrine of some Saviour Deity,and finally a deliverance effected through sacrifice or divine interposition.