Aeneas

Half-Olympian son of Aphrodite by Anchises, mortal Trojan prince of the junior Dardanid line. Co-leader of the Trojan defense in the Iliad — Poseidon rescued him from Achilles in Iliad 20 on the explicit prophecy that his descendants would rule the Trojans (Il. 20.302-308). The Iliadic seed of the entire Roman foundation tradition. Carried his father Anchises out of burning Troy on his shoulders, holding his son Ascanius/Iulus by the hand — the "pius Aeneas" iconography. Seven-year Mediterranean wandering before landing in Latium; war with Turnus for Lavinia's hand; foundation of Lavinium. Apotheosed as Iuppiter Indiges. The Iulii (Julius Caesar's gens) claimed direct descent through his son Iulus/Ascanius.

Parentage

• maternal: Aphrodite
• paternal: Anchises

Children

• Ascanius
• Etias
• Silvius

Domains

• pius aeneas piety and duty
• foundation of Roman lineage

Powers

• Carry his aged father out of burning Troy on his shoulders
• Slay Turnus in single combat to win Italy
• Descend alive into the underworld and return

Epithets

• pius Aeneas latin · pius Aeneas'dutiful/pious Aeneas' — Vergil's defining formulaic epithet, marking his piety toward gods, father and fateVergil, Aeneid 1.220 (primary)
• Aeneas Indiges latin · Aeneas Indiges'Aeneas the native-deified one' — his cult-title after apotheosis at the Numicus, worshipped as Iuppiter Indiges / IndigesLivy 1.2.6 (primary); Dionysius of Halicarnassus 1.64.5 (primary)
• Iuppiter Indiges Latin · Iuppiter Indiges · cultthe Native Jupiter; deified Aeneas worshipped at the River Numicius near LaviniumWikipedia, 'Jupiter Indiges' (Livy 1.2) (secondary)

Relations

• spouse: Lavinia
• spouse: Creusa of TroyReciprocal of the Atreid/Trojan-cluster genealogy.
• enemy: Turnus (Italic Rutulian king, antagonist of Aeneas in the Aeneid; son of Daunus and the nymph Venilia; not registered under strict rule) · RomanVerg. Aen. 7-12 (primary)
• killer of: Turnus (Italic Rutulian king, antagonist of Aeneas in the Aeneid; son of Daunus and the nymph Venilia; not registered under strict rule) · RomanVerg. Aen. 12.887-952 (primary)
• father of: AscaniusVerg. Aen. passim; Liv. 1.3 (primary)
• father of: SilviusPosthumous son by Lavinia, founder of the Alban Silvian dynastic line.Verg. Aen. 6.763-66; Liv. 1.3.6 (primary)
• father of: EtiasDaughter, eponym of Etis in Laconia.Pausanias 3.22.11 (primary)
• spouse: Creusa (Trojan-princess wife of Aeneas, daughter of Priam) · GreekCreusa (mortal Trojan princess, daughter of Priam) entry pending.Verg. Aen. 2.736-794 (primary)
• spouse: Lavinia (Latin-princess wife of Aeneas, daughter of Latinus) · GreekLavinia (mortal Latin princess, daughter of Latinus) entry pending.Verg. Aen. 7, 12; Liv. 1.1 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Homer Iliad 5.166-575, 13.460-468, 17.319-365, 20.79-352; Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite 196-291; Hesiod Theogony 1008-1010; Vergil Aeneid (full); Livy 1.1-2; Dionysius of Halicarnassus 1.45-65; Ovid Metamorphoses 13.623-14.608 (primary)
• parentage: Hom. Il. 5.247-318; Hymn. Hom. Aphr.; Hes. Theog. 1008-1010 (primary)