The Aeneid · Character

Nisus

Trojan warrior and close friend of Euryalus.

minor

First appearance: Book IX

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

Volunteers with Euryalus to sneak through the enemy lines to recall Aeneas; leads the night raid.

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With Euryalus (friendship): Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid. With Euryalus (friendship): Euryalus and Nisus are devoted Trojan comrades who share a deep bond of loyalty and die together during a daring night raid. With Euryalus (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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Friendship
Other

Character groups

Funeral games competitors
Minor characters and mythological figures
Major divine and mortal antagonists
Figures from Trojan War past

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

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Book IX

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