1. A son of Mezentius, who was slain while defending his father against Aeneas. (Verg. A. 7.649, 10.790.) According to the author of the De Orig. Gent. Rom. (15), Lausus fell at a later time, during the siege of Lavinium, by the hand of Ascanius.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890