Greek mythology
Aeneas
Trojan prince who carried his father from the burning city
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Aphrodite
- Group
- Mortal · Demigods
- Appears in
- Fall of Troy
- Places
- Troy
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Aeneas is a prince of Troy, son of the goddess Aphrodite, and one of the few defenders to survive the city's fall. As Troy burns he escapes with his aged father Anchises on his back and his small son at his side, bearing the household gods to safety. Fated to found a new line, his wanderings carry the seed of Rome westward across the sea.
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- Who is Aeneas?
- Aeneas is a prince of Troy, son of the goddess Aphrodite, and one of the few defenders to survive the city's fall. As Troy burns he escapes with his aged father Anchises on his back and his small son at his side, bearing the household gods to safety.
- Which mythology does Aeneas belong to?
- Aeneas belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Aeneas appear in?
- Aeneas appears in Fall of Troy, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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