person
Latinus
King of Latium whose promise of his daughter Lavinia to Aeneas sparked the war with Turnus in Italy.
Reading notes
- The Loves §2.12 Latinus
King of Latium; his daughter, promised both to Aeneas and Turnus, set off the Italian war.
- The Festivals §4.proem Latinus
An Alban king of the Silvian line (not the earlier King Latinus of Latium).