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Aeneas son of Anchises and goddess Aphrodite was a Survivor of the Trojans who managed to fled the conquered by the Greeks Troy and with the protection of his goddess mother managed to land in Italy along with his family and colleagues. They became the progenitors of the Romans. The adventure of their journey is recounted by the famous Latin epic poet Virgil in his work Aeneid.

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Aeneas is the hero of Rome's epic poem about the founding of the city and the Roman people. He is the leader of a group of refugees from the doomed city of Troy and he is the model of Roman valor.

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