- LAVINIA (WIFE OF AENEAS)
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LAVINIA (WIFE OF AENEAS)
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Lavinia — f Name, according to Roman mythology, of the wife of Aeneas, and thus the mother of the Roman people. Legend had it that she gave her name to the Latin town of Lavinium, but in fact she was almost certainly invented to explain the placename,… … First names dictionary
Lavinia — /leuh vin ee euh/, n. 1. Rom. Legend. the daughter of Latinus and second wife of Aeneas. 2. a female given name. * * * … Universalium
Lavinia — noun a) The daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas. b) used since the 17th century. It was fairly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, but rare today. See Also: Vinnie … Wiktionary
Lavinia — La•vin•i•a [[t]ləˈvɪn i ə[/t]] n. myt the daughter of Latinus, king of Latium and second wife of Aeneas … From formal English to slang
Lavinia — /leuh vin ee euh/, n. 1. Rom. Legend. the daughter of Latinus and second wife of Aeneas. 2. a female given name … Useful english dictionary
Aeneas — This article is about the Roman hero. For other uses, see Aeneas (disambiguation). In Greco Roman mythology, Aeneas (Greek: Unicode|Αἰνείας, Aineías ; pronEng|ɪˈniːəs in English) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus … Wikipedia
Aeneas — /i nee euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid. * * * Mythical hero of Troy and Rome. He was the son of Aphrodite and Anchises, a member of Trojan royal family. According to Homer, he… … Universalium
Creusa — In Greek mythology, four people had the name Creusa (or Kreousa Κρέουσα); the name simply means princess . Contents 1 Naiad 2 Daughter of Creon 3 Daughter of Erechtheus 4 Creusa … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Lavinium — was a Latin port city of Latium 30 km south of Rome, [The site of the city is the modern Practica di Mare.] already fortified in the seventh century BCE and a flourishing in the sixth. [Christopher John Smith, Early Rome and Latium: Economy and… … Wikipedia
Aeneid — For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities, see Ennead .Infobox Book name = Aeneid translator = image caption = Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 Galleria Borghese, Rome author = Virgil country = Roman Republic language =… … Wikipedia
