What is "lavinia"

In Roman mythology, Lavinia (; ) is the daughter of Latinus and Amata and the last wife of Aeneas.

Lavinia, the only child of the king and "ripe for marriage", had been courted by many men who hoped to become the king of Latium. Turnus, ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors, having the favor of Queen Amata. King Latinus is later warned by his father Faunus in a dream oracle that his daughter is not to marry a Latin.

"Propose no Latin alliance for your daughter,
Son of mine; distrust the bridal chamber
Now prepared. Men from abroad will come
And be your sons by marriage. Blood so mingled
Lifts our name starward. Children of that stock
Will see all earth turned Latin at their feet,
Governed by them, as far as on his rounds
The Sun looks down on Ocean, East or West."

Lavinia has what is perhaps her most, or only, memorable moment in Book 7 of the Aeneid, lines 69–83: during sacrifice at the altars of the gods, Lavinia's hair catches fire, an omen promising glorious days to come for Lavinia and war for all Latins.

Aeneas and Lavinia had one son, Silvius. Aeneas named the city Lavinium for her. According to an account by Livy, Ascanius was the son of Aeneas and Lavinia; and she ruled the Latins as a power behind the throne, for Ascanius was too young to rule.

Lavínia is a municipality ( município) in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 10,590 (2015 est.) in an area of 538 km². The elevation is 458 m. The main activities are related to the production of coffee.

Lavinia is a genus of cyprinid fish consisting of one or two species native to western North America.

While there is little doubt as to the membership of the hitch (L. exilicauda), the position of the closely related California roach is less clear. While FishBase, ITIS, and Taxonomicon all record it as Hesperoleucus symmetricus, Moyle observes hybrids of the two species are fertile, the genetic relationship is also close, and the older genus Lavinia should take precedence.

The origin of the genus name is the mythological Lavinia, although the rationale is unclear.

"Lavinia" is a single by The Veils, released on 24 November 2003. The song was spotted by the first band's video ever, directed by Gavin Boyter. This version is a re-recording quite different from the album version; the latter was already done at the time of single release but would only see the light of day three months later on the band's debut album.

Lavinia is a Locus Award-winning 2008 novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. It relates the life of Lavinia, a minor character in Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid.

The gens Lavinia was a minor family at ancient Rome. None of its members held public office.

Lavinia was the daughter of Latinus and Amata in Roman mythology. Lavinia may also refer to:

Fictional characters

• Lavinia Andronicus, a character in Shakespeare's tragedy Titus Andronicus
• Lavinia Arguelles, a fictional character in the television series Bituing Walang Ningning
• Lavinia Herbert, a character in the novel A Little Princess
• Lavinia Whateley, a character in the short story The Dunwich Horror
• Lavinia Mannon, a character in Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra
• Lavinia (novel), a 2008 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin about the mythological Lavinia
• Lavinia Swire, a character in the British costume drama Downton Abbey
• Lavinia, a character in George Bernard Shaw's play Androcles and the Lion

People

• Emma Lavinia Gifford (1840–1912), first wife of the poet Thomas Hardy
• Lavinia Blackwall, member of the Scottish folk rock group Trembling Bells (formed 2008)
• Lavinia Burnett (died 1845), first woman to be executed in the state of Arkansas
• Lavinia Byrne (born 1948), Roman Catholic former nun
• Lavinia Crosse (19th century), founder of the Community of All Hallows
• Lavinia Fenton (1708–1760), English actress
• Lavinia Fisher (1793–1820), first female serial killer in the United States of America
• Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (1916–1995), British peeress
• Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614), Italian painter
• Lavinia Greenlaw (born 1962), English poet and novelist
• Lavinia Meijer (born 1983), Dutch harpist
• Lavinia Miloșovici (born 1976), Romanian Olympic gymnast
• Lavinia Padarath (21st century), Fijian politician
• Lavinia Ryves (1797–1871), impostor pretender
• Lavinia Stan (born 1966), Romanian and Canadian political scientist
• Lavinia Șandru (born 1975), Romanian politician
• Lavinia Warner (20th century), British television producer
• Lavinia Warren (1841–1919), American dwarf
• Lavinia Williams (1916–1989), African-American dancer and dance educator
• Lavínia Vlasak (born 1976), Brazilian actress

Places

• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
• Lavínia, São Paulo, Brazil
• Lavinia Nature Reserve, Australia
• Lavinia, Iowa
• Lavinia, Tennessee, United States

Music

• Lavinia (song), a 2003 song and single by The Veils

Biology

• Lavinia (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish containing the hitches
• Lavinia (moth), a genus of moths
• Various butterflies, such as:
  • Borbo impar lavinia (see Borbo impar)
  • ''Junonia lavinia var. basifusca'' (see Junonia genoveva) and Papilio lavinia (see Junonia evarete)
  • Hypoleria lavinia (see Hypoleria)
  • Doxocopa lavinia (see Doxocopa)
• Tangara lavinia, the rufous-winged tanager

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