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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

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Conticuere omnes intentique ora tenebant Inde toro paterAeneas sic orsus ab alto. They fell silent, every one, and each face was turned intently towards him. From high on the dais Aeneas, Troy's Chieftain, began to speak.

—Virgil full name Publius Vergilius Maro

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