Ascanius

//æˈskeɪni.əs// name

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  1. 1
    A legendary king of Alba Longa, and the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas. Greek, Roman

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julus

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""Then, too, the boy Ascanius, named of late / Iulus (Ilus was he in the day / when firm by royalty stood Ilium's state) / shall rule till thirty years complete the destined date. / He from Lavinium shall remove his seat, / and gird Long Alba for defence.""

Etymology

From Latin Ascanius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askánios).

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