Aeneas

American  

[ih-nee-uhs] / ɪˈni əs /

Also Aineias

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.

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Aeneas British  

/ ɪˈniːəs /

noun

1. classical myth a Trojan prince, the son of Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the sack of Troy and sailed to Italy via Carthage and Sicily. After seven years, he and his followers established themselves near the site of the future Rome

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Aeneas Cultural  

1. A famous warrior of classical mythology; a leader in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) on the Trojan side. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas fled with his father and son and was shipwrecked at Carthage in northern Africa. There Dido, the queen of Carthage, fell in love with him and ultimately committed suicide when she realized that Aeneas could not stay with her forever. After many trials, Aeneas arrived in what is now Italy. The ancient Romans believed that they were descended from the followers of Aeneas.

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Because he carried his elderly father out of the ruined Troy on his back, Aeneas represents filial devotion and duty.

Aeneas is the hero of the Aeneid of Virgil.

The doomed love of Aeneas and Dido has been a source for artistic creation since ancient times.

Example Sentences

She said that the system, called Aeneas, after a Greek and Roman mythological figure, could accelerate the rate at which historians piece together the past from ancient texts.

From BBC

Viewpoint 75, Grand Terrace 54: Wesley Waddles and Aeneas Grullon each had 24 points for Viewpoint.

From Los Angeles Times

Aeneas takes us on a tour of his drone teams, embedded along the front line in Lyptsi.

From BBC

Hollywood, really, and it took me a while because in "The Aeneid" — and Danny Ryan is Aeneas — Aeneas goes into a cave shipwrecked in Carthage and there are murals of the Trojan War.

From Salon

Danny’s journey to Hollywood, Winslow explained, echoes Aeneas’ journey to Carthage.

From Los Angeles Times