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The tradition of Acestes in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, [4] who calls him Aegestus (Αἴγεστος), is different, for according to him, the grandfather of Aegestus quarreled with Laomedon, who slew him and gave his daughters to some merchants to convey them to a distant land. A noble Trojan however embarked with them, and married one of ...
Not much is known about Acestes, but he is known to have been one of the three soldiers who escorted Paul to Rome, where he was martyred. The three soldiers who escorted Paul were also converted by him. After witnessing Paul being martyred, the three soldiers declared their faith to the crowd. Consequently, they were beheaded.
Virgil's Aeneid briefly describes Acestes as being "born of a Trojan mother to the river god Crinisus" (Aeneid, 5.38), and Gaius Julius Hyginus also calls Acestes "son of the river Crinisus" (Fabulae, 273). Servius the Grammarian's commentary on the Aeneid gives the most complete version of the myth.
Another version of the Trojan story related in Virgil's Aeneid, which would seem to have been adopted by the inhabitants themselves, ascribed the foundation of the city jointly by the territorial king Egestus or Aegestus (the Acestes of Virgil), who was said to be the offspring of a Dardanian damsel named Segesta by the river god Crinisus, and ...
Anchises is briefly mentioned a couple of times in Book 14. First, in 14.82-84: "And fleeing that new city in the sands, Aeneas once again returned to Eryx, the royal residence of his true friend Acestes; here, at Anchises' tomb he honored his father with gift offerings."
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Achates accompanied Aeneas throughout his adventures, reaching Carthage with him in disguise when the pair were scouting the area, and leading him to the Sibyl of Cumae. ...
He was a friend of the Trojan king Acestes. A boxing match between Entellus and an arrogant younger boxer, Dares, is described in the fifth book of Virgil 's Aeneid . Entellus is the namesake of the Gray langur Presbytis entellus .