The Aeneid · Character

Euryalus

Young Trojan warrior and companion of Nisus.

minor

First appearance: Book IX

Euryalus's tie to Nisus is one of the pressures that moves The Aeneid—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Young Trojan warrior who joins Nisus in the night raid; kills many enemies but is eventually captured and killed.

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With Nisus (friendship): Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid. With Salius (rivalry): Euryalus and Salius are competitors in the funeral games, where Salius is cheated out of victory by Euryalus's friend Nisus. With Nisus (friendship): Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid.

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Relationship types

Friendship
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Funeral games competitors
Minor characters and mythological figures
Boxers and a prophet

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Relationships

Nisus
friendship · positive
Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die… How this plays out →
Salius
rivalry · negative
Nisus
friendship · positive
Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die… How this plays out →
Salius
rivalry · negative
Nisus
friendship · positive
Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die… How this plays out →

Nisus
Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid.
Salius
Euryalus and Salius are competitors in the funeral games, where Salius is cheated out of victory by Euryalus's friend Nisus.
Nisus
Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid.
Salius
Euryalus and Salius are competitors in the funeral games, where Salius is cheated out of victory by Euryalus's friend Nisus.
Nisus
Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid.

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Book IX

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