Caeculus
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Caeculus
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In Roman mythology, Caeculus was a son of Vulcan, and the legendary founder of Praeneste. King Caeculus appears in Book VII of Virgil's Aeneid as an ally of Turnus against Aeneas and the Trojans, where he is said to be the "founder of Praeneste" and described as "the son of Vulcan, born among the rural herds and found upon the hearth". The myth concerning the birth of Caeculus and his divine parentage is of great interest for the study of Latin religion. In the myth he is the nephew of two divin
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Mythical character
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caeculus
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2024-02-26T14:07:58Z
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