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Aenius

In Greek mythology, Aenius was a Paeonian soldier who participated in the siege of Troy. He sided with the Trojans during the Trojan War and was killed by the hero Achilles.

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In Greek mythology, Aenius (Ancient Greek: Αἴνιον) was a Paeonian soldier who participated in the siege of Troy. He sided with the Trojans during the Trojan War and was killed by the hero Achilles.¹

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Homer, Iliad 21.210

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Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer. Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.