Aeneas

Definition: Aeneas was the son of the goddess Aphrodite and the mortal Anchises who was a cousin of King Priam of Troy. Aeneas was raised first by nymphs and then by his father. During the Trojan War, Aeneas fought as an ally of Troy. Then, when Troy was burned, Aeneas set out with his aged father (on his shoulders), the household gods (penates), and Ascanius, his son (who would later be called Iulus). Aeneas traveled to Thrace, Carthage, where he met Queen Dido, and the Underworld, before settling down in Latium (in Italy). There he married the king's daughter, Lavinia. Their son Silvius, became the king of Alba Longa. Along with Romulus, Aeneas is considered one of the founders of Rome.
The story of the adventures of Aeneas from Troy to Rome is known from the Aeneid by Vergil.

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