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.

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King of Latium 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Roman mythology
character in the Aeneid
legendary figure
mythological king
ancestorOf Alba Longa kings NERFINISHED
Roman people NERFINISHED
appearsIn Aeneid NERFINISHED
Roman mythological tradition
associatedWith Aeneas NERFINISHED
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
seeking peace between Trojans and Latins
languageContext Latin
literaryPeriod Augustan literature NERFINISHED
mythologicalLocation Laurentum NERFINISHED
name Latinus NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction foundational ancestor of Latins
mediator between natives and newcomers
notableWorkSection Aeneid Book 7 NERFINISHED
offersInMarriage Lavinia NERFINISHED
offersInMarriageTo Aeneas NERFINISHED
opposedBy Amata NERFINISHED
Turnus NERFINISHED
realm Latium NERFINISHED
receivesOracleFrom Faunus NERFINISHED
religiousContext Greco-Roman mythology NERFINISHED
roleInWork host of Aeneas
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 NERFINISHED
King of the Latins NERFINISHED

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Latinus title King Latinus
Turnus alliedWith King Latinus
Picus title King Latinus
this entity surface form: King of Latium
Lavinia featuresCharacter King Latinus