person
Marcellus the Younger
young Marcellus
Augustus's nephew and intended heir, who died at nineteen; Anchises mourns him with lilies as a glory the fates would only show.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §6.883 you shall be Marcellus
Augustus's nephew and heir, dead at nineteen; Anchises mourns the glory the fates would only show, with lilies and crimson flowers.