Sergestus
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In Greco-Roman mythology
, Sergestus was a friend of Aeneas
. He was the ancestor of gens Sergia
, a famous Patrician family of which Catilina was a member.
During a funerary ship race
, Aeneas gives to Sergestus a Cretan
slave girl named Pholoe in gratitude for saving both ship and crew.
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
, Sergestus was a friend of Aeneas
Aeneas
Aeneas , in Greco-Roman mythology, was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. His father was the second cousin of King Priam of Troy, making Aeneas Priam's second cousin, once removed. The journey of Aeneas from Troy , which led to the founding a hamlet south of...
. He was the ancestor of gens Sergia
Sergius
Sergius was a name of a Roman Patrician Gens originally from Alba Longa and can refer to:- Roman Catholic Popes :*Pope Sergius I , Sicilian-born pope*Pope Sergius II , Italian-born pope...
, a famous Patrician family of which Catilina was a member.
During a funerary ship race
Funeral Games
Funeral Games is a 1981 historical novel by Mary Renault, dealing with the death of Alexander the Great and its aftermath, the gradual disintegration of his empire...
, Aeneas gives to Sergestus a Cretan
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
slave girl named Pholoe in gratitude for saving both ship and crew.