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Aineias

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[ih-nee-uhs] / ɪˈni əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. Greek form of Aeneas.


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So he spake, and roused the spirit in the breast of Aineias, who went to seek Idomeneus, with high thoughts of war.

From The Iliad by Homer

So did not the great spear of wise Aineias pierce that shield, for the gold resisted it, even the gift of the god.

From The Iliad by Homer

Aineias, wherefore hast thou so far come forward from the crowd to stand against me: doth thy heart bid thee fight with me in hope of holding Priam's honour and lordship among the horse-taming Trojans?

From The Iliad by Homer

And now might Aineias king of men have perished, but that Aphrodite daughter of Zeus was swift to mark.

From The Iliad by Homer

Aineias, how could ye ever guard high Ilios if it were against the will of God?

From The Iliad by Homer

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