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The Aeneid · Character
Dares
Trojan boxer defeated by Entellus.
minor
Also known as Such Dares
First appearance: book v
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- Other
Character groups
- Boxers and a prophet
- Figures from Trojan War past
- Funeral games competitors
- Major divine and mortal antagonists
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