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:Though it would be wrong to say that the advent of [[Aeneas]] to the western Mediterranean was due to his connection in Greek minds with any locality which could boast a cult capable of identification with that of Aphrodite, in Greek mythology the hero's connection with his divine mother was undoubtedly close.<ref name=CAH364>Last, p. 364</ref>

:Though it would be wrong to say that the advent of [[Aeneas]] to the western Mediterranean was due to his connection in Greek minds with any locality which could boast a cult capable of identification with that of Aphrodite, in Greek mythology the hero's connection with his divine mother was undoubtedly close.<ref name=CAH364>Last, p. 364</ref>

The author speculates that the Aphrodite shrine near Rome may have been a "stepping-stone"<ref name=CAH364/> for Greek willingness to identify the twelfth century BC Aeneas, the sole survivor of the siege of Troy, and thus a chief representative of Phrygian Greece, with the also nearby prestigious shrine in Italy of Rome's founding era (and/or later), Juppiter Latiaris, and regard it and Rome as being founded by a descendant of Aeneas.

The author speculates that the Aphrodite shrine near Rome may have been a "stepping-stone"<ref name=CAH364/> for Greek willingness to identify the twelfth century BC Aeneas, the sole survivor of the siege of Troy, and thus a chief representative of Phrygian Greece, with the also nearby shrine, prestigious in the Italy of Rome's founding era (and/or later), Juppiter Latiaris, and regard it and Rome as being founded by a descendant of Aeneas.

===The legend of Aeneas===

===The legend of Aeneas===