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
Example Sentences
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And whatever may have been his debt to those childish years when the little Iulus followed his father with trembling steps, his debt to Basel was immensely greater.
From Holbein by Fortescue, Beatrice
O Goddesse thou whom Cyprus doth adore, Venus of Paphos, bent to worke vs harme For olde Iulus broode, if thou take care Of Cæsar, why of vs tak’st thou no care?
From A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier by Herbert, Mary Sidney
His family was of patrician rank and traced a legendary descent from Iulus, the founder of Alba Longa, son of Aeneas and grandson of Venus and Anchises.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
If Turnus win—O let the vow remain— Humbly to King Evander, as they may, Troy's sons shall fly, Iulus quit the reign, 199 Nor seed of mine e'er vex the Latin field again.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
Ascanius or Iulus is the son of Aeneas.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
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