Ascanius

British  

/ æˈskeɪnɪəs /

noun

1. Also called: Iulus.  Roman myth the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome

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Example Sentences

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

But all we weeping many tears, my wife Creusa there, Ascanius, yea and all the house, besought him not to bear All things to wrack with him, nor speed the hastening evil tide.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

What of the boy Ascanius? lives he and breathes he yet?

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

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

Then �neas sends back Achates to the ships, that he might bring the good news to Ascanius; for on him was centred all the care and affection of his father.

From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von