Entellus
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Entellus was a Trojan or Sicilian hero from whom the town of Entella in Sicily was believed to have received its name.[1] He was a friend of the Trojan king Acestes. A boxing match of Entellus with Dares is described in Virgil's Aeneid.
Entellus is the namesake of the Gray langur Presbytis entellus.
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Leonhard Schmitz (1867). "article name needed". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Virg. Aen. v. 389, with Servius. (cited by Schmitz)
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