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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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In his later life Horace maintained friendly relations and correspondence with the younger men, such as Iulus Antonius, Florus, etc., who united a taste for poetry with the pursuits of young men of rank.

From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.

Then first Iulus greets the breathless pair, And calls to Nisus.

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

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)

O Goddesse thou whom Cyprus doth adore, Venus of Paphos, bent to worke vs harme For olde Iulus broode, if thou take care Of Cæsar, why of vs tak’st thou no care?

From A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier by Herbert, Mary Sidney

Ascanius or Iulus is the son of Aeneas.

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