Aeneas (Greek: Αινείας, Aineías) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman sources). He was also the cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from Troy, which led to the founding of the city that would one day become Rome, is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid. He is considered an important figure in Greek and Roman legend and history. Aeneas is a character in Homer's Iliad and Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. In the Iliad, ...

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Aeneas (from Greek Aineias)

Son of Anchises and Aphrodite, who survived the fall of Troy to the Greeks in the Trojan War. In early versions he founded a kingdom on Troy's ruins, but later he was said to have journeyed with his father and son around the Mediterranean to Latium and become the ancestor of the Romans, as in Vergil's Aeneid. (SD 2:771)

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Aeneas was a Trojan who escaped the Sack of Troy and founded Alba Longa. This gives a list of his descendants and the descendants of the kings of Rome. King Tros of Dardania Iulus Assarcus----------Themiste Capys Uranus's blood Anchises-----------------------------------Aphrodite Aeneas Ascanius or Iulus Silvius Julius? Aeneas Silvius Julius Caesar 1000 years later Latinius Silvius Augustus or Octavian Alba Tiberius < ...

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In Greek mythology, Capys was a son of Assaracus and Aigesta or Themiste and father of Anchises and so grandfather of Aeneas the Trojan, who warned not to bring the Trojan horse into the city a descendant of Aeneas and king of Alba Longa The first one, or a different Capys, founded the city of Capua. (Virgil X, 145) Other related archivesAeneas, Alba Longa, Anchises, Assaracus, Capua, Greek mythology, Themiste, Trojan, Trojan horse, Virgil

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Acmon. There are two characters named Acmon in Greek mythology. The first Acmon was one of the Dactyls, associated with the anvil. The second Acmon was a Phrygian king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia; he was the father of Mygdon, his successor. In Roman mythology, Acmon was a friend of Aeneas. Other related archivesAcmonia, Aeneas, Dactyls, Greek mythology, Mygdon, Phrygian, Roman mythology

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In Roman mythology, Amata was the wife of King Latinus of the Latins. Although Latinus and she had no sons, together they had one daughter. When her daughter, Lavinia, was given to Aeneas for marriage in spite of her fiance, Turnus, Amata supported Turnus. When it became clear that Aeneas would win her daughter, Amata committed suicide. Virgil VII, 343; XII, 56, 593. Category: Roman mythology ...

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In Roman mythology, Acestes ("pleasing goat") was son the river Crinisus by a Dardanian woman. Acestes became king of the region where he was born and welcomed Aeneas when he arrived in Sicily. There were held the funeral games of Aeneas' father Anchises. Those of Aeneas' folk who wished to voyage no further were allowed to remain behind with Acestes and together with Acestes' people they founded the city of Acesta, ...

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In Roman mythology, Caieta was the wet-nurse of Aeneas. Virgil, Aeneid VII, 2 Other related archivesAeneas, Aeneid, Roman mythology, Virgil, wet-nurse

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In Greek mythology, Anchises was a son of Capys and either Themiste (daughter of Ilus, son of Tros) or Hieromneme (a Naiad and daughter of Simois, the river god). He was the father of Aeneas by Aphrodite. He was either a poor shepherd, or a prince, depending on versions. Anchises bred his mares with the divine stallions owned by King Laomedon. After the Trojan War, Anchises was carried from Troy to Italy by his son, Aeneas because he was unable to walk on his own. Two versions of his crippling exist. In one version, he w ...

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In Greek mythology, Clymenus, or Klyménos ("notorious") may refer to any number of individuals: Clymenus was the father of Eurydice. Clymenus was the son of King Aeneas of Calydon. Clymenus was a King of Olympia. Clymenus was a King of Arcadia. Clymenus was a King of Boeotia and father of Phaeton by Merope. Clymenus was also an alternate name for Hades. Category: Greek mythological people

In Roman mythology, the Aeneads were the friends, family and companions of Aeneas, with whom they fled from Troy after the Trojan War. Virgil also used the word as a synonym of "Trojan", a person from Troy. The Aeneads included: Achates Acmon Anchises Ascanius Iapyx the Lares Mimas Misenus the Penates Sergestus Category: Roman mythology ...

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In Roman mythology, Achates was a close friend of Aeneas. He accompanied him throughout his adventures, and led him to the Sibyl of Cumae, remarkable for, and a perennial type of, fidelity. The Royal Navy (United Kingdom) named the HMS Achates, an A class destroyer sunk during World War II, after the mythical character Achates. Virgil I, 188, 312; VI, 34, 158. ...

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In Greek mythology, Achaemenides was one of Odysseus' crew who stayed on Sicily with Polyphemus until Aeneas arrived and took him to Italy with his company of refugee Trojans. Virgil III, 614; Ovid XIV, 158. Other related archivesAeneas, Greek mythology, Italy, Odysseus, Ovid, Polyphemus, Sicily, Trojans, Virgil

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