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Aeneas definition

Aene·as (i nē′əs)

noun

Gr. & Rom. Myth. a Trojan, son of Anchises and Venus, and hero of Virgil's Aeneid: escaping from ruined Troy, Aeneas wanders for years before coming to Latium: he is considered the forefather of the Romans

Etymology: L < Gr Aineias

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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