Aulestes was a Tyrrhenian ally of the mythical

Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( , ; from ) was a Troy, Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus (mythology), Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ...

. In some accounts, he was the son of Tiberis and Manto, and the brother of

Ocnus In Greek and Roman mythology, Ocnus () or Bianor () was a son of Manto and Tiberinus Silvius, king of Alba Longa. He founded modern Mantua in honor of his mother. Alternatively, he was the son or brother of Aulestes and founded Felsina (mode ...

. He was slain by

Messapus Messapus, (Greek language, Greek: Μέσσαπος, ''Messapos'') a character in Virgil's ''Aeneid'', appears in Books VII to XII of the Latin Epic poetry, epic poem. He was a son of Neptune (mythology), Neptune, a famous tamer of horses, and king ...

, and was said to have founded

Perusia The ancient Perusia, now Perugia, first appears in history as one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria. It is first mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between the Etruscans and the Romans. It took, however, an important pa ...

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