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The Aeneid is Virgil's answer to Homer's Odyssey. The Aeneid establishes the great founding of Rome, tracing back the heritage to Aeneas, a prince of Troy and son of Venus (the Greek Aphrodite).
| "Venus and Anchises" by Sir William Richmond |
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| Venus bore Anchises a son, Aeneas, founder of Rome |
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