Abaris (Aeneid)

In the Aeneid of Virgil, Abaris (Ancient Greek: Ἄβαρις) was an ally 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
AbodeTerritory of the Rutuli in Italy
BattlesFight between Trojans and Rutuli

Mythology

"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

  1. Virgil, Aeneid 9.344 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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