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52- Aeneas: The Origins

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Prince Aeneas of Troy has a bit of an unusual parentage- he's the son of minor prince Anchises by Human Woman. Who is definitely human. And not Aphrodite.


Sources for this episode:

  • Evelyn-White, H. G. (1943), Hesiod: The Homeric Hymns and Homerica. London: William Heinemann Ltd.
  • Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume II). London: William Heinemann.
  • Graves, R. (1981), Greek Myths: Illustrated Edition. London: Cassell Ltd.
  • Guerber, H. A. (1929), The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their Stories Signification and Origin. London: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.
  • Ovid (1955), Metamorphoses. Translated by M. M. Innes. London: Penguin Books.
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Tithonus (online) (Accessed 16/11/2024).

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