LAVINIA

In Roman mythology, 'Lavinia' was the daughter of Latinus and Amata.
Latinus, the wise king of the Latins, hosted Aeneas' army of exiled Trojans and let them reorganize their life in Latium. His daughter Lavinia had been promised to Turnus, king of the Rutuli, but Latinus preferred to offer her to Aeneas; Turnus consequently declared war on Aeneas (at the urging of Juno). The outcome was that Turnus was killed and his people captured. According to Livy Aeneas was victorious but Latinus died in the war. Ascanius, also called Iulus, the son of Aeneas, founded Alba Longa and was the first in a long series of kings and ancestor of the Patrician Julian line.
Aeneas and Lavinia had one son, Silvius. He named the city Lavinium after her.

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★ 'Lavinia (band)' post-rock band from Richmond, Virginia.

★ In biology, '''Lavinia''' is a genus of fish of the Cyprinid family.

★ 'Lavinia' is also a character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus.

★ In Latin, 'Lavinia' means purity.

★ Ozdemir Asaf Poem 1957 Lavinia.

★ 'Lavínia' is a city in the São Paulo state in Brazil.

★ Lavinia is a character in the book, A Little Princess.

★ A fictional city based on Barcelona, known as 'Lavínia', appears in Salvador Espriu's literary works.

★ A 'song' by the rock band The Veils.

★ Lavinia is Norman's romantic interest in the song "Holiday Romance" from The Kinks Present A Soap Opera by The Kinks.