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Aenēis

gen. ĭdis or ĭdos · gender feminine
the Æneid; Virgil's celebrated epic; the hero of which is Æneas •
the Æneid, Virgil's celebrated epic, the hero of which is Æneas, the progenitor of the Romans: Aeneïdos auctor, Ov. Tr. 2, 533: nec tu divinam Aeneïda tenta, Stat. Th. 12 fin.: morbo oppressus (Vergilius) petivit a suis, ut Aeneïda quam nondum satis elimavisset, adolerent, Gell. 17, 10.
Perseus ID: n1238 Key: Aeneis