Ascanius
Britishnoun
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Ascanius was out hunting and he and his hounds were directed by the Fury to where the stag was lying in the forest.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
After the Trojan war, Æneas, flying with Ascanius from the destruction of their city, sailed to Italy.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
On this occasion he composed a canzone, in which he compared himself to Ascanius escaping from Troy with his father �neas.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Therefore Ascanius, fain of fight, by Phœbus' word and will660 They hold aback: but they themselves fare to the fight again, And cast their souls amidst of all the perils bare and plain.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Our first father, after the destruction of Troy, was Æneas; theirs, Brutus, whose father was Sylvius, the son of Ascanius, the son of Æneas.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
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