AEneid

AEneid
AEneid [AE]*ne"id, n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. ['E]n['e]ide.] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is [AE]neas. [1913 Webster]

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