Latinus
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Roman A legendary, perhaps historical,
king of the Latini or Latins, an original people of
central Italy, and the hero from whom that people
got their name.
Several traditions surround Latinus and the role he
played in the history of Rome. In one tradition, he was
the son of the god Faunus and the Nymph Marica. In
another, he was the grandson of Hercules. Over the
centuries, as the influence of Greek mythology over
Roman religion grew, the story of Latinus changed
and he was seen as the son of the Greek goddess
Circe and the hero Odysseus. Scholars believe that
Latinus was an actual person, but most of his history
is lost within the myths of the founding of Rome. He
is prominent in the poet Virgil's story of the Aeneid,
which tells of the arrival of Aeneas in Italy.
According to different versions of Latinus's
story, he had consulted an oracle and learned that
his daughter, Lavinia, would marry a foreigner.
When Aeneas arrived in Italy, he fell in love with
Lavinia, and Latinus and his wife, Amata, agreed to
a marriage. In another version, Latinus formed an
alliance with Aeneas to defend against the Rutuli
people, with whom the Latins were at war. Both stories
end with Aeneas going to war with and defeating
Turnus, prince of the Rutuli, who claimed Lavinia
in marriage, and Aeneas winning the hand of Lavinia
and naming the city of Lavinium after her.
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- Postumus Marcus Cassianus Latinus , mort vers 268 après J.
- Latinus - mythologie.
- Latinus Roman A legendary, perhaps historical, king of the Latini or Latins, an original people of central Italy, and the hero from whom that people got their name.
- Lavinia Roman The daughter of Latinus and Amata.
- LATINUS - Mythologie