the name of two mythical personages mentioned by Virgil: the one was a Trojan and a companion of Aeneas (Aen. 1.222, 5.118, 12.460), and the other a Latin, who was slain by Aeneas. (Aen. 10.318; comp. GYGES.)
[L.S]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