Capetus
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Capetus or Capetus Silvius was a descendant of Aeneas
and one of the legendary Latin kings of Alba Longa
. He was the father of Tiberinus, after whom the Tiber river was named.
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...
and one of the legendary Latin kings of Alba Longa
Latin kings of Alba Longa
The Latin kings of Alba Longa, also referred to as the Latin kings of Rome or Alban kings of Rome, are a series of legendary kings of Latium ruling mainly from Alba Longa. In the mythic tradition of the founding of Rome, they fill the 400-year gap between the settlement of Aeneas in Italy and the...
. He was the father of Tiberinus, after whom the Tiber river was named.