Ae ‧ ne ‧ as /ɪˈniːəs/ BrE AmE
in ancient Greek and Roman stories, a Trojan leader who escaped from Troy after it was captured by the Greeks and went to Carthage, where he met Dido. He later went to Italy where he became the ↑ ancestor of the Romans. ⇨ ↑ Aeneid , ↑ Iliad , ↑ Trojan War