In the Aeneid of Virgil, Abaris (Ancient Greek: Ἄβαρις) was a warrior of Turnus, the man who resisted the Trojan hero, Aeneas in Italy. He was killed by Euryalus, in the battle between the Trojans and the Rutuli.
| Abaris | |
|---|---|
an Ally of Turnus | |
| Abode | Territory of the Rutuli in Italy |
| Battles | Fight between Trojans and Rutuli |
Mythology edit
- "Nor was the sword of fair Euryalus less fatal found; but fiercely raging on his path of death, he pressed on through a base and nameless throng, Rhoetus, Herbesus, Fadus, Abaris.."[1]
Note edit
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 9.344
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References edit
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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