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In Roman mythology, Silvius (said to have reigned 1139-1110 BC),〔Dionysius of Halicarnassus ''Roman Antiquities'' 1.70〕 or Silvius Postumus,〔Neil Wright (''The Historis regum Britannie by Geoffrey of Monmouth II The First Variant Edition: a critical edition'' )〕〔Schedel, Hartmann 1440-1514 (''The Nuremberg Chronicle'' ) Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center 2010〕 was either the son of Aeneas and Lavinia or the son of Ascanius. He succeeded Ascanius as King of Alba Longa.〔Vergil ''Aeneid'' 6.763-766〕 According to the former tradition, upon the death of Aeneas, Lavinia is said to have hidden in a forest from the fear that Ascanius would harm the child. He was named after his place of birth, ''Silva'' being the Latin word for forest or wood. According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a dispute arose on who should succeed Ascanius, either Silvius (the brother of Ascanius) or Iulus (the son of Ascanius).〔Dionysius of Halicarnassus, ''Roman Antiquities'' 1.70〕 The dispute was decided in favor of Silvius by the people who believed that it was his right as the grandson of Latinus. Julus was awarded the priesthood. All the kings of Alba following Silvius bore the name as their cognomen. His son, Aeneas Silvius, was also king of Alba Longa, and his other son, Brutus, was the first king of Britain. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Silvius (mythology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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