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| x Aeneas |
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In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (Greek: Αἰνείας, Aineías; pronounced /ɪˈniːəs/ in English) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. His father was also the second cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from...
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| x Aruns |
Aruns was the son of Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome.
During battle, he saw Lucius Junius Brutus, who had led the overthrow of Tarquinius and founded the Roman Republic, at the head of the Roman army, wearing the royal robes which he...
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Heracles |
Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus, the Roman Jupiter, and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus",...
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| x Horatius Cocles |
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Horatius Cocles was an officer in the army of the ancient Roman Republic. He participated in the second battle of the Naevian Meadow against the attempted intervention in the republic by king Lars Porsenna of Clusium on behalf of the ousted last...
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| x Evander |
In Roman mythology, Evander (from Greek Εὔανδρος Euandros, "good man" or "strong man") or Euander was a deific culture hero from Arcadia, Greece, who brought the Greek pantheon, laws and alphabet to Italy, where he founded the city of Pallantium on...
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| x Mucius |
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Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a noble and probably mythical Roman youth, famous for his bravery.
When the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna held Rome under siege, Gaius Mucius famously sneaked into the Etruscan camp and attempted to murder Porsenna. His plot...
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