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Aeneas

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Aeneas In Greek mythology, the son of Anchises and Aphrodite. Active in the defence of Troy, he led the Trojans to Italy. The Romans acknowledged Aeneas and his Trojan company as their ancestors. The exploits of Aeneas form the basis of the Aeneid, a 12-volume book of poetry written (30–19 bc) by the Roman poet Virgil.

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