Aeneas

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈniːəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i nē′əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ae•ne•as  (i nē′əs),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologya Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Aeneas / ɪˈniːəs/
  1. a Trojan prince, the son of Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the sack of Troy and sailed to Italy via Carthage and Sicily. After seven years, he and his followers established themselves near the site of the future Rome
'Aeneas' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Achates - Aeneas Silvius - Aeneid - Aineias - Anchises - Ascanius - Camilla - Creüsa - Dido - Golden Bough - Ilia - Latinus - Lavinia - Mimas - Nautes - Pius II - Purcell - Romus - Tyrrheus - ablative - dido - eponym - sibyl

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