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Aeneas, in the BibleAeneas (ē`nēəs, ĭnē`–), palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles.Aeneas, in Greek mythologyAeneas (ĭnē`əs), in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of Anchises Anchises (ănkī`sēz), in Greek mythology, member of the ruling family of Troy; father of Aeneas by Aphrodite...... Click the link for more information. and Aphrodite. After the fall of Troy he escaped, bearing his aged father on his back. He stayed at Carthage with Queen Dido, then went to Italy, where his descendants founded Rome. The deeds of Aeneas are the substance of the great Roman epic, the Aeneid of Vergil Vergil or Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (both: vûr`jil), 70 B.C.–19 B.C., Roman poet, b. Andes dist. ..... Click the link for more information. . AeneasMythical hero of Troy and Rome. He was the son of Aphrodite and Anchises, a member of Trojan royal family. According to Homer, he was second only to his cousin Hector in defending Troy during the Trojan War. Virgil's Aeneid tells of Aeneas's escape after Troy's fall, carrying his elderly father on his back, and of his journey to Italy, where his descendants became the rulers of Rome. See also Dido. Aeneas Trojan hero; legendary founder of Roman race. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] See : Heroism Aeneas carried his father Anchises from burning Troy. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] See : Loyalty How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is how he tells of the way in which Aeneas saved his old father by carrying him on his shoulders out of the burning town of Troy when "The crackling flame was heard throughout the walls, and more and more the burning heat drew near. At first, no result at all crowned my efforts, though I 'divided my swift mind,' now hither, now thither, in a way that I felt sure would have made AEneas green with envy: but the dimly-seen oval remained as provokingly blank as ever--a mere Ellipse, as if in some mathematical diagram, without even the Foci that might be made to do duty as a nose and a mouth. Mary then looked at him as Dido looked at AEneas in the Elysian fields, fierce and disdainful. |
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