InRoman mythology, the Aeneads (Ancient Greek: Αἰνειάδαι) were the friends, family and companions of Aeneas, with whom they fled from Troy after the Trojan War. Aenides was another patronymic from Aeneas, which is applied by Gaius Valerius Flaccus to the inhabitants of Cyzicus,[1] whose town was believed to have been founded by Cyzicus, the son of Aeneas and Aenete.[2] Similarly, Aeneades (Ancient Greek: Αἰνειάδης) was a patronymic from Aeneas, and applied as a surname to those who were believed to have been descended from him, such as Ascanius, Augustus, and the Romans in general.[3][4][5][6]
The Aeneads included:
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aenides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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