» For the genus of dragon flies, see Anax (dragonfly). is an ancient Greek word for "king". It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated this way, the other being basileus, which also translates as sovereign. Anax can be interpreted more accurately as "high king". The word anax derives from the stem wanakt-', and appears in Mycenaean written as (}}). The digamma was pronounced /w/ and was dropped very early by eastern Greek dialects (for example Ionian). The word Anax in the Ilia… (More on Anax)