King Latinus
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King Latinus is a legendary ruler of Latium in Roman mythology, best known from Virgil’s Aeneid as the monarch who receives the Trojan hero Aeneas and becomes an ancestor of the Roman people.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Latium | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Roman mythology
ⓘ
character in the Aeneid ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Alba Longa kings
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Roman people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aeneid
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ⓘ
Roman mythological tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aeneas
NERFINISHED
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Lavinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutulians NERFINISHED ⓘ Trojans NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | war between Trojans and Rutulians ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| daughter | Lavinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Faunus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | legendary ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Picus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidedBy | prophecy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hospitality to Aeneas
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seeking peace between Trojans and Latins ⓘ |
| languageContext | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation | Laurentum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Latinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foundational ancestor of Latins
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mediator between natives and newcomers ⓘ |
| notableWorkSection | Aeneid Book 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersInMarriage | Lavinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersInMarriageTo | Aeneas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Amata
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Turnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Latium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesOracleFrom | Faunus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greco-Roman mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
host of Aeneas
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initiator of alliance through marriage proposal ⓘ potential ally of Trojans ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageName | Latinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Amata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | integration of Trojans and Italians ⓘ |
| title |
King of Latium
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King of the Latins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.