Editing Sergestus

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In [[Greco-Roman|Roman]] [[mythology]], '''Sergestus''' was a [[Troy|Trojan]] friend of [[Aeneas]]. He was the ancestor of [[gens Sergia]], a famous [[Patrician (post-Roman Europe)|Patrician]] family of which [[Catilina]] was a member. Hence he is also the ultimate namesake of the given names [[Sergius (name)|Sergey, Sergio, etc.]]

== 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]]''.

==Notes==
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== References ==

* [[Virgil|Publius Vergilius Maro]], ''[[Aeneid]].'' Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0054%3Abook%3D1%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Publius Vergilius Maro, ''Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics''. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0055 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library].

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