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n. (context Greek mythology Roman mythology English) the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas
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Ascanius (said to have reigned 1176-1138 BC) a legendary king of Alba Longa and is the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and Creusa, daughter of Priam. He is a character in Roman mythology, and has a divine lineage, being the son of Aeneas, who is son of goddess Venus and the hero Anchises, a relative of the king Priam; thus Ascanius has divine ascendents by both parents, being descendant of god Jupiter, his wife Juno and Dardanus. He is also an ancestor of Romulus, Remus and the Gens Julia. Together with his father, he is a major character in Virgil's Aeneid, and he is depicted as one of the founders of the Roman race.
Ascanius may refer to:
- In Classical mythology:
- Ascanius, the son of Aeneas
- Ascanius, a son of Priam
- Ascanius, a son of Aretaon
- Lake Ascanius in Anatolia.
- Peter Ascanius (1723–1803), Norwegian biologist.
- Domenicus van Wijnen, called Ascanius (1661 – c.1695), Dutch painter.
Usage examples of "ascanius".
I am Brutus, son of Silvius, son of Ascanius, son of Aeneas who was hero of Troy, and son of Aphrodite.
Brutus, son of Silvius, son of Ascanius, son of Aeneas, son of Aphrodite.
Whose the grief, but of the offspring of Aeneas, the descendants of Ascanius, the progeny of Venus, the grandsons of Jupiter?
For Alba, which had been rounded by Ascanius, son of Aeneas, and which was more properly the mother of Rome than Troy herself, was provoked to battle by Tullus Hostilius, king of Rome, and in the conflict both inflicted and received such damage, that at length both parties wearied of the struggle.