History of Aeneas

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AENEAS, the famous Trojan hero, son of Anchises? and Aphrodite,

Aeneas, the famous Trojan hero, son of Anchises? and Aphrodite,

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history. In Homer's stories, he is represented as the chief bulwark of the Trojans next to Hector, and the favourite of the gods, who frequently interpose to save him from danger (Iliad, v. 311). The legend that he remained in the country after the fall of Troy, and founded a new kingdom (Iliad, xx. 308).

history. In Homer's stories, he is represented as the chief bulwark of the Trojans next to Hector, and the favourite of the gods, who frequently interpose to save him from danger (Iliad, v. 311). The legend states that he remained in the country after the fall of Troy, and founded a new kingdom (Iliad, xx. 308).

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The Julian family of Rome, whose most famous member was Julius Caesar, traced their lineage to Aeneas's son Iulus.