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[[Image:Lavinia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Drawing of a coin.|[[King Latinus]] and Queen Amata had a daughter, princess [[Lavinia]], who was fought over fiercely by two [[epic]] [[hero|heroes]] -- Aeneas and Turnus -- near the end of the ''Aeneid''.]] | [[Image:Lavinia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Drawing of a coin.|[[King Latinus]] and Queen Amata had a daughter, princess [[Lavinia]], who was fought over fiercely by two [[epic]] [[hero|heroes]] -- Aeneas and Turnus -- near the end of the ''Aeneid''.]] | ||
'''Amata''' in [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] [[mythology]] was the wife of [[King Latinus]] and [[motherhood|mother]] of [[princess]] [[Lavinia]]. Amata, against the wishes of her husband, favored Lavinia to marry [[Turnus]], while her husband favored a marriage to the [[Troy|Trojan]] [[hero]] [[Aeneas]]. Amata was a minor character in ''[[Aeneid|The Aeneid]]'' by [[Virgil]] who wrote the [[epic]] [[poetry|poem]] in [[dactylic hexameter]]. | '''Amata''' in [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] [[mythology]] was the wife of [[King Latinus]] and [[motherhood|mother]] of [[princess]] [[Lavinia]]. Amata, against the wishes of her husband, favored Lavinia to marry [[Turnus]], while her husband favored a marriage to the [[Troy (ancient city)|Trojan]] [[hero]] [[Aeneas]]. Amata was a minor character in ''[[Aeneid|The Aeneid]]'' by [[Virgil]] who wrote the [[epic]] [[poetry|poem]] in [[dactylic hexameter]]. | ||
==Further information== | ==Further information== | ||
* See [[Elizabeth Vandiver]]'s course ''The Aeneid'' by [[The Teaching Company]]. | * See [[Elizabeth Vandiver]]'s course ''The Aeneid'' by [[The Teaching Company]]. | ||
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King Latinus and Queen Amata had a daughter, princess Lavinia, who was fought over fiercely by two epic heroes -- Aeneas and Turnus -- near the end of the Aeneid.
Amata in ancient Roman mythology was the wife of King Latinus and mother of princess Lavinia. Amata, against the wishes of her husband, favored Lavinia to marry Turnus, while her husband favored a marriage to the Trojan hero Aeneas. Amata was a minor character in The Aeneid by Virgil who wrote the epic poem in dactylic hexameter.
Further information
- See Elizabeth Vandiver's course The Aeneid by The Teaching Company.