Aeneas
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Aeneas
(ē`nēəs, ĭnē`–), palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles.Aeneas
(ĭnē`əs), in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of AnchisesAnchises, in Greek mythology, member of the ruling family of Troy; father of Aeneas by Aphrodite. When Anchises boasted of the goddess's love, Zeus crippled or, in some versions of the legend, blinded him.
..... 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 VergilVergil
or Virgil
(Publius Vergilius Maro) , 70 B.C.–19 B.C., Roman poet, b. Andes dist., near Mantua, in Cisalpine Gaul; the spelling Virgil is not found earlier than the 5th cent. A.D. Vergil's father, a farmer, took his son to Cremona for his education.
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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
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