Aeneid

Meaning

Proper Noun

A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BC (between 29 and 19 BC), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Origin

From Latin Aeneis (Greek third declension, genitive Aeneidos).

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