Editing Sergestus (section)

== Mythology ==
In Virgil's ''[[Aeneid]]'', after the boat race during [[Anchises]]' [[Funeral games]] Aeneas gives to Sergestus a [[Crete|Cretan]] slave girl named Pholoe in gratitude for saving both ship and crew, after he ran aground.<ref>[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 5.288</ref> This is one of the examples of Aeneas showing his fair and compassionate nature, as despite the fact Sergestus comes last in the boat race he still receives a prize.

{{Blockquote|And Sergestus, from the house of the name Sergia|Virgil, Sergestusque, domus tenet a quo Sergia nomen, Aeneid (Latin)}}

Sergestus also appears as a minor character in Christopher Marlowe's play ''[[Dido, Queen of Carthage (play)|Dido, Queen of Carthage]]''.