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The Prestigious Pedigree Of Aeneas, Descendant Of Dardanos
One hears of Aeneas’ pedigree for the first time from his own mouth, in the Iliad, as he stands facing his arch-foe, Achilles, on the battlefield before Troy: ‘Learn then my lineage if you will – and it is known to many – in the beginning...
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