Ascanius (/ əˈskeɪniəs /; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάνιος) [1] was a legendary king of Alba Longa (1176-1138 BC) and the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and Creusa, daughter of Priam.

Ascanius, in Roman legend, son of the hero Aeneas and the traditional founder of Alba Longa, probably the site of the modern Castel Gandolfo, near Rome. In different versions, Ascanius is …

Sep 9, 2022 · Ascanius in the Aeneid was the founder of the city of Alba Longa which later became Castel Gandolfo. He was an instrumental in the founding of the Roman Empire and …

Aeneas, mythical hero of Troy and Rome, son of the goddess Aphrodite and Anchises. Aeneas was a member of the royal line at Troy and cousin of Hector. He played a prominent part in …

Aeneas’s son Ascanius represents Aeneas’s future and the destined founding of Rome. Over the course of the epic, Ascanius grows from a boy who follows his father out of Troy with “unequal …

Ascanius. A son of Aeneas by Creusa, 1 or by Lavinia. 2 From Livy it would seem that some traditions distinguished between an earlier and a later Ascanius, the one a son of Creusa, and …

The Character of Ascanius in Virgil's "Aeneid" ASIDE FROM AENEAS, Jupiter, and Turnus, no character is mentioned more frequently in the Aeneid than Aeneas' son, Ascanius or Iulus.2 …

Ascanius, character in literature and mythology, son of *Aeneas. Not mentioned in Homer, he appears in the Aeneas-legend by the 5th cent. bce, at first as one of several sons of Aeneas …

Ascanius (/ əˈskeɪniəs /; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάνιος) was a legendary king of Alba Longa (1176-1138 BC) and the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and Creusa, daughter of Priam.

Iulus, also known as Ascanius, is the son of Aeneas and Creusa in Vergil's Aeneid. He symbolizes the future of the Trojan people and is a key figure in the narrative as he represents …