Iulus
Britishnoun
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Roman myth another name for Ascanius
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Roman myth the son of Ascanius, founder of the Julian gens or clan
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The fate of Gallus, that of Iulus Antonius, and that of Ovid, prove that neither brilliant genius nor past favours and familiarity could procure indulgence for whatever thwarted his purpose or offended his dignity.
From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.
Little Iulus my companion be; And at a distance let my wife observe Our footsteps.'
From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
Last appears 685 Iulus, first in grace and comeliest of his peers.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
At my side Little Iulus links his hand in mine, Following his father with unequal steps.
From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
In the midst of her lamentations a sacred omen is given, in the appearance of lambent flames playing about the head of Iulus.
From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
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