Characters in the Aeneid

thumb|Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 ([[Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy)]]

thumb|250px|Cassandra (center) drawing lots with her right hand predicts the downfall of Troy in front of [[Priam (seated, on the left), Paris (holding the apple of discord) and a warrior leaning on a spear, presumably Hector. Fresco in Pompeii, 20-30 AD]] thumb|250px|Fresco of Cassandra's prophecy with the presence of presumably Hector, Pompeii

mythological son of Priam, king of Troy

In Greek mythology, Cassandra, also spelled Kassandra or Casandra, (; , , or referred to as Alexandra; ) was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies, but never be believed. Cassandra lived through the Trojan War and survived the sack of the city, but was murdered by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus when Agamemnon brought her to Mycenae as a pallake.

In Greek mythology, Priam (; , ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.

thumb|280px|Andromache holding in her lap the urn with Hector's ashes, 2nd-century Roman sarcophagus in the Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum, Palermo.

thumb|270px|right|Laocoön and His Sons in the Vatican Laocoön (; , , gen.: ) is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology and the Epic Cycle.

thumb|Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin.

god of winds, son of Hippotes in Greek mythology

thumb|Scene from the tragedy Andromache (play)|Andromache by [[Euripides: Orestes kills Neoptolemus at the altar of Apollo in Delphi. Despairing Hermione, wife of Neoptolemus but previously promised to Orestes, kneels at the foot of the altar. Roman fresco in Pompeii]] thumb|Neoptolemus's Kingdom, Epirus

thumbnail|Aphrodite reveals baby Aeneas to Anchises (1st century AD).

mythological Greek character, son of Oileus

mythical son of Priam

thumb|The boy Ascanius weeps and Venus hovers nearby as the physician Iapyx treats the wound of Aeneas (wall painting from [[Pompeii, 1st century AD).]]

mythological Greek character, son of Zeus

thumb|Lavinia from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum|Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum thumb|250px|Lavinia at the Altar () by Mirabello Cavalori, depicting the moment at which Lavinia's hair blazes as an omen of war but ultimate reconciliation In Roman mythology, Lavinia ( ; ) is the daughter of Latinus and Amata, and the last wife of Aeneas.

thumb|Latinus from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Latinus (; Ancient Greek: Λατῖνος, Latînos, or Λατεῖνος, Lateînos) was a figure both in Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. Although his appearance in the Aeneid is irreconcilable with his appearance in Greek mythology, the two pictures are so different that he cannot be seen as one character.

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thumb|250px|Temple of Juturna in Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome.

thumb|Sinon as a captive in front of the walls of Troy, in the Vergilius Romanus, 5th century AD

mythological trojan prince, son of Priam

thumb|325px|Aeneas defeats Turnus, Luca Giordano, 1634–1705. The female figure on the left is Venus, Aeneas' mother, who supported him during the battle. The female character on the right is Turnus' sister [[Juturna, who was forced by a Fury sent by Jupiter (depicted as a black bird) to abandon Turnus.]]

thumb|Pandarus, centre, with Cressida, illustration to Troilus and Cressida by Thomas Kirk. Pandarus or Pandar (Ancient Greek: Πάνδαρος Pándaros), son of Lycaon, is a skilled Lycian archer who lived in the Troad city of Zeleia. In the Iliad, he is allied with Troy and appears in stories about the Trojan War. He is infamous for breaking the truce between the Trojans and the Achaeans in Homer's Iliad, Book 4.

thumb|The Harpy Celaeno (1902) by Mary Pownall, at the [[Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow]] In Greek mythology, Celaeno (; , lit. 'the dark one', also Celeno or Kelaino, sometimes Calaeno) was the name of several figures.

According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus over which of them would marry Lavinia.

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deity of the circle of the year in Ancient Rome, legendary sister of queen Dido

mythical character of Greek and Roman mythology, king of Pallantium

Greek mythology character; daughter of Priam and Hecuba

character of Roman mythology, close friend of Aeneas

right|thumb|Mezentius wounded, preserved by his intrepid son Lausus, first prize of the Prix de Rome by [[Louis-Léon Cugnot, 1859]]

mythical character, warrior woman in the Aeneid, queen of the Volsci

thumb|right|337x337px|Illustration of Aeneas meeting with Anius by [[Johann Wilhelm Baur]] In Greek mythology, Anius (Ancient Greek: Ἄνιος) was a king of Delos and priest of Apollo.

thumb|alt=A map of central Italy is depicted|Map of Roman Latium The Rutuli or Rutulians were an ancient people in Italy. The Rutuli were located in a territory whose capital was the ancient town of Ardea, located about 32 km (20 miles) southeast of Rome.

thumb|right|Henri Regnault: Automedon with the Horses of Achilles (1868) In Greek mythology, Automedon (; Ancient Greek: Αὐτομέδων), son of Diores, was Achilles' charioteer, who drove the immortal horses Balius and Xanthos. He was born on the island of Skyros.

thumb|Aeneas and Acestes by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677) In Roman mythology, Acestes or Egestes () was the son of the Sicilian river-god Crinisus by a Dardanian or Trojan woman named Egesta or Segesta.

thumb Palinurus (Palinūrus), in Roman mythology and especially Virgil's Aeneid, is the coxswain of Aeneas' ship. Later authors used him as a general type of navigator or guide. Palinurus is an example of human sacrifice; his life is the price for the Trojans landing in Italy.

Iarbas (or Hiarbas) was a legendary Libyan/Berber figure, who was mentioned by the Greek philosopher and historian Plutarch as well as in works by various Roman authors including Ovid and Virgil. The character is possibly based on a real historical king of Numidia.

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In Greek mythology, Aiolos, transcribed as Aeolus (; ; ) refers to three characters. These three are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which. Diodorus Siculus made an attempt to define each of these three (although it is clear that he also became muddled), and his opinion is followed here. The first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and the eponymous founder of the Aeolian race. The second Aeolus was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who i

mythical son of Evander

the name of numerous people in Greek mythology, including

In Greek mythology, Panthous (), son of Othrys, was an elder of Troy, husband of the "queenly" Phrontis and father of Euphorbus, Polydamas and Hyperenor. Because he was the son of Othrys, he had the patronymic Othryades ().

In Greek mythology, Macar (; ) or Macareus (; ) or Macareas (), is the name of several individuals:

thumb|The Funeral of Misenus () by Francis Cleyn In Greek and Roman mythology, Misenus (Μισηνός) was a name attributed to two individuals.

mythological Greek character, Trojan prince, son of Priam

Pair of friends/lovers in the Aeneid, the Augustan epic by Virgil

thumb|upright 1.2|Aeneas' fight against [[Mezentius and Lausus, by Wenceslaus Hollar.]] Lausus was the son of the ousted Etruscan king Mezentius, and fought with him against Aeneas and the Trojans in Italy. He appears in Virgil's Aeneid in Books VII and X. When his father is wounded by Aeneas, Lausus steps in between them, and Aeneas strikes them down. In doing so, Lausus embodies the idea of pietas that Virgil praises throughout, exemplified in the relationships of Anchises and Aeneas and of Pallas and Evander. Aeneas immediately feels remorse for having killed the boy, and reproaches Lausus'

set of mythical characters

In Greek mythology, Cisseus (Ancient Greek: Κισσεύς means "wreathe with ivy") may refer to the following personages:

Alcathous (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκάθοος) was the name of several people in Greek mythology: Alcathous, a Calydonian prince as the son of King Porthaon and Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas. He was the brother of Oeneus (successor of Porthaon), Agrius, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. Alcathous was the second suitor of Hippodamia, and thus slain by her father Oenomaus like the other suitors except Pelops. Alcathous, possible son of Agrius who together with his brother Lycopeus, died at the hands of his cousin, Tydeus who went then into exile to Argos. Alcathous, son of Pelops, who killed the Cithaero

Eurytion (; ) or Eurythion (; ) was a name attributed to several individuals in Greek mythology:

mythological character son of Hercules and Rhea

right|thumb|215px|Chaonians in antiquity.

thumb | right | Nisus and Euryalus at the 1827 Salon Euryalus (; ) refers to the Euryalus fortress, the main citadel of Ancient Syracuse, and to several different characters from Greek mythology and classical literature:

thumb| Metabus and Camilla by Jean-Baptiste Peytavin (1808)

set of Greek mythical characters

In Greek mythology, the name Butes (; ) referred to several different people.