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Iulus

British  
/ aɪˈjuːləs /

noun

  1. Roman myth another name for Ascanius

  2. Roman myth the son of Ascanius, founder of the Julian gens or clan

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Behind her throng amain The Trojans, with Iulus, blithe and bold, And good Æneas, with the rest, as fain, 154 Joins in, and steps along, the comeliest of the train.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

The Trojans of her train Before her go, with gladsome Iulus.

From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James

The family of Julii, made illustrious by Julius Cæsar, claimed descent from Iulus, grandson of Æneas.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann

Behind is Creusa, the wife of Æneas, looking back with terror upon the burning city, and by the side of Æneas is his young son Iulus, looking up into his face with a trusting gaze.

From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

But Actor and Idæus take that flaming misery, As bade Ilioneus, and young Iulus, sore as he500 Went weeping: back in arms therewith they bear her 'neath the roof.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William