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

- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Aeneas' son Ascanius, who was also known under his cognomen Iulus, which is a derivative of iulus, meaning "wooly worm". Such nicknames were typical for cognomina...
- 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...
- ****tus Julius Iulus was a consular tribune of the Roman Republic in 424 BC. Julius belonged to the patrician Julia gens and the branch known as the Julii...
- Lucius was the son of Vopiscus Julius Iulus, who had been consul in 473 BC, and grandson of the Gaius Julius Iulus who had been consul in 489. His uncle...
- Julus (alternately written as Iulus) is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae, containing the following species: Julus abbreviatus Mikan, 1834 Julus...
- 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...
- var. clusianum (Retz. ex Willd.) Nyman Allium tinei C.Presl Iulus niveum (Roth) Salisb. Iulus subhirsutum (L.) Salisb. Kalabotis clusianum (Retz. ex Willd...