Aeneas
Sign in to savethumb|Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 ([[Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy)]]
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"Aeneas" refers to a legendary Trojan hero from ancient mythology who fled the burning city of Troy, a story that became central to Roman culture and literature. The figure of Aeneas matters because he represents the connection between Troy's fall and Rome's founding, making him a symbol of Roman identity and destiny in classical works like Virgil's *Aeneid*.
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- Iapyx removing arrowhead from Aeneas.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Iapyx removing an arrowhead from the leg of Aeneas, with Aeneas's son, Ascanius, crying beside him. Antique fresco from Pompeii.
- Deity.siblings
- Lyrus
- Deity.name
- Aeneas
- Deity.abode
- Alba Longa
- Deity.deity_of
- Founder of Alba Longa
- Deity.parents
- Anchises and Aphrodite
- Deity.type
- Roman
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- Etymology
- Epithets
- Greek myth and epos
- Homeric ''Hymn to Aphrodite''
- Homer's ''Iliad''
- Other sources
- Roman myth and literature
- Virgil's ''Aeneid''
- Other sources
- English mythology
- Further reading
- Medieval accounts
- Family and legendary descendants
- Character and appearance
- Modern portrayals
- Literature
- Opera, film and other media
- Depictions in art
- Villa Valmarana
- Aeneas flees Troy
- Aeneas with Dido
- Family tree
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 ([[Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy)]]
In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( ; ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being grandsons of Ilus, founder of Troy), making Aeneas a second cousin to Priam's children (such as Hector and Paris). He is a minor character in Greek mythology and is mentioned in Homer's Iliad. Aeneas receives full treatment in Roman mythology, most extensively in Virgil's Aeneid, where he is cast as an ancestor of Romulus and Remus. He became the first true hero of Rome. Snorri Sturluson identifies him with the Norse god Víðarr of the Æsir.