Definition of Iulus. Meaning of Iulus. Synonyms of Iulus

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Definition of Iulus

Iulus
Iulus I*u"lus, n. [L., down, Gr. ? down, centipede.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the galleyworms. See Chilognatha.

Meaning of Iulus from wikipedia

- mythical personage named Iulus or Iullus, even before he was ****erted to be the son of Aeneas; and it is entirely possible that Iulus was an ancient praenomen...
- Ascanius was also called Iulus or Julus. The gens Julia, the clan to which Julius Caesar belonged, claimed descent from Ascanius/Iulus, his father Aeneas,...
- son of Vopiscus Julius Iulus, consul in 473 BC. He had a brother named Gaius, and his known sons included Lucius Julius Iulus, who was consular tribune...
- refugee Aeneas escape to Italy and found the line of Romans through his son Iulus, the namesake of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. This was accomplished by the...
- healer Iapyx, the helmsman Palinurus, and his son Ascanius (also known as Iulus, Julus, or Ascanius Julius). He carried with him the Lares and Penates,...
- that renamed Aeneas' son, Ascanius (called Ilus from Ilium, meaning Troy), Iulus, thus making him an ancestor of the gens Julia, the family of Julius Caesar...
- Lucius Julius Iulus may refer to: Lucius Julius Iulus (consular tribune 401 BC) Lucius Julius Iulus (consular tribune 403 BC) Lucius Julius Iulus (consul 430...
- who should succeed Ascanius, either Silvius (the brother of Ascanius) or Iulus (the son of Ascanius). The dispute was decided in favor of Silvius by the...
- Gaius Julius Iulus was a member of the Roman gens Julia, and was nominated dictator in 352 BC. The Julii Iuli were the oldest branch of the ancient patrician...
- Julus terrestris is a species of millipede from the family Julidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae...