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[[Image:Ascanius Family Tree.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Family tree diagram.|Ascanius was the son of Creusa and Aeneas, according to [[Virgil]].]] | [[Image:Ascanius Family Tree.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Family tree diagram.|Ascanius was the son of Creusa and Aeneas, according to [[Virgil]].]] | ||
'''Ascanius''' is a character from [[Roman mythology]] who was the son of the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Aeneas]]. His mother was [[Creusa]], the daughter of Trojan King [[Priam]], who perished in the escape from Troy. But Ascanius survived along with his father Aeneas, and both traveled to [[Italy]]. According to a slightly different legend, Ascanius may have been born in [[Italy]] with his father still being [[Aeneas]], but with a different mother, the Italian princess [[Lavinia]]; this account comes from [[Livy]], a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[historian]]. Ascanius becomes a king in Italy after his father Aeneas dies. | '''Ascanius''' is a character from [[Roman mythology]] who was the son of the [[Troy (ancient city)|Trojan]] prince [[Aeneas]]. His mother was [[Creusa]], the daughter of Trojan King [[Priam]], who perished in the escape from Troy. But Ascanius survived along with his father Aeneas, and both traveled to [[Italy]]. According to a slightly different legend, Ascanius may have been born in [[Italy]] with his father still being [[Aeneas]], but with a different mother, the Italian princess [[Lavinia]]; this account comes from [[Livy]], a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[historian]]. Ascanius becomes a king in Italy after his father Aeneas dies. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Aeneid]] | * [[Aeneid]] | ||
* [[Livy]] | * [[Livy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 22 February 2023
Ascanius was the son of Creusa and Aeneas, according to Virgil.
Ascanius is a character from Roman mythology who was the son of the Trojan prince Aeneas. His mother was Creusa, the daughter of Trojan King Priam, who perished in the escape from Troy. But Ascanius survived along with his father Aeneas, and both traveled to Italy. According to a slightly different legend, Ascanius may have been born in Italy with his father still being Aeneas, but with a different mother, the Italian princess Lavinia; this account comes from Livy, a Roman historian. Ascanius becomes a king in Italy after his father Aeneas dies.