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	Acestes - Acadine Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Acestes was son of Crimisus, a river-god of Sicily and Egesta, a Trojan woman.
		Her father, fearful that she would be devoured by the monsters which infested the Trojan plains, sent her to Sicily, where she became infatuated with Crimisus.
		Her son Acestes founded the city of Acesta, and gave hospitality to Aeneas when he sojourned in Sicily.
	www.acadine.org /index.php/Acestes (76 words)

	In Roman mythology Roman mythology Acestes pleasing goat was son the... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In Roman mythology Roman mythology Acestes pleasing goat was son the...
		In Roman mythology Roman mythology, "Acestes" ("pleasing goat") was son the river Crinisus Crinisus by a Dardania Dardanian woman.
		Acestes became king of the region where he was born and welcomed Aeneas Aeneas when he arrived in Sicily Sicily.
	www.biodatabase.de /Acestes (156 words)

	Acestes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acestes became king of the region where he was born and welcomed Aeneas when he arrived in Sicily.
		There were held the funeral games of Aeneas' father Anchises.
		Those of Aeneas' folk who wished to voyage no further were allowed to remain behind with Acestes and together with Acestes' people they founded the city of Acesta, that is Segesta.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acestes (100 words)

	Acestes -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In (The mythology of the ancient Romans) Roman mythology, Acestes ("pleasing goat") was son the river (Click link for more info and facts about Crinisus) Crinisus by a (Click link for more info and facts about Dardania) Dardanian woman.
		Acestes became king of the region where he was born and welcomed (A mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid) Aeneas when he arrived in (The Italian region on the island of Sicily) Sicily.
		Those of Aeneas' folk who wished to voyage no further were allowed to remain behind with Acestes and together with Acestes' people they founded the city of Acesta, that is (Click link for more info and facts about Segesta) Segesta.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ac/acestes.htm (162 words)

	aeneidbookfive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Acestes, the son of the river god ___________ and a Trojan mother, greets them, armed with javelins and the hide of a ___________ bear.
		The final arrow of Acestes gave an omen that was not immediately interpreted.
		He tells Acestes of his decision to leave some in Sicily and go on to Italy., The ships are refitted, the unwilling left behind, happy to have a new home.
	bol4100-01.k12.fsu.edu /aeneidbookfive.html (2361 words)

	SparkNotes: The Aeneid: Book V
		After landing and being welcomed by Acestes, Aeneas realizes that it is the one-year anniversary of his father’s death.
		Eurytion wins by shooting a dove out of the sky, but Acestes causes a spectacular stir when his arrow miraculously catches fire in midair.
		The incident shakes Aeneas, and he ponders whether he should be satisfied with settling in peace on the Sicilian coast.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/aeneid/section5.rhtml (1273 words)

	Stargate: Tasting the Earth
		After three hours, I was about ready to raise my hand and suggest an early night's sleep, and that's when Acestes stood up and made a long speech about the honor of our visit and the potential for great friendship between our peoples.
		Acestes kept directing his answers to me, even though I was the one person in the room most likely to break his nose, given the opportunity.
		Acestes came in then with all his pals and got the show on the road.
	www.drizzle.com /~eliade/sg_tasting_earth.html (11161 words)

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	The Baldwin Project: The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J, Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Now Acestes, the king of the country, was the son of a Trojan woman.
		He had before entertained Æneas and his people very kindly, and now, when he saw their ships coming toward the land, for he happened to be standing on the top of a hill, he was very glad, and he made haste to meet them.
		At last Entellus, thinking that he could reach the other, dealt him a great blow; but Dares, seeing it coming, leapt out of the way; and the old man wasted his strength in the air, and fell with a crash, as a pine tree falls on the side of a hill.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=church&book=aeneid&story=funeral (3214 words)

	Acestes
		At a trial of skill in archery, Acestes took part, and discharged his arrow into the air with such force that it took fire, and marked out a pathway of flame, until it was wholly consumed and disappeared from sight.
		An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction; including also familiar pseudonyms, surnames bestowed on eminent men, and analogous popular appellations often referred to in literature and conversation.
		In a trial of skill Acestes, the Sicilian, discharged his arrow with such force that it took fire from the friction of the air.
	members.fortunecity.com /flopezr/html/english/a/acestes.htm (179 words)

	Chapter Acestes <i>to</i> Adah of A by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Chapter Acestes to Adah of A by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		In a trial of skill Acestês, the Sicilian, discharged his arrow with such force that it took fire from the friction of the air.—Virgil: Æneid, v.
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	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1111/15761/1.html (477 words)

	CliffsNotes::Aeneid:Book Summary and Study Guide
		He is encouraged in this plan by Nautës, a Trojan elder, and by Anchises, who appears to him at night in a vision and informs him that shortly they will meet in the underworld after Aeneas has landed in Italy.
		With the warm approval of Acestës, Sicilian land for a settlement is divided among the Trojans who wish to stay.
		After nine days of feasting and sacrificing to honor the site of the new Trojan city, Aeneas and his remaining companions set sail in their refurbished ships for Italy.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-3,pageNum-25.html (497 words)

	Aeneid, Book 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Women set Fire to the Ships (lines 778-899): Juno sends Iris to rouse the women; the women set fire to the ships; Ascanius restores the women to their senses; Aeneas prays to Jupiter; a storm puts out the fire; all but four ships destroyed.
		Weaker Trojans left behind to found a city with Acestes (lines 908-995): Aeneas advised by the prophet Nautes; Aeneas and Achestes found the new city of Sicily
		At Sea between Sicily and Cumae (lines 1015-1141): Venus asks Neptune for safe passage for the Trojans; Palinurus the helmsman is attacked by Somnus and is pulled overboard.
	www.personal.kent.edu /~bkharvey/roman/sources/virgil05.htm (254 words)

	Virgil: Aeneid V
		60 bina boum uobis Troia generatus Acestes dat numero capita in nauis; adhibete penatis et patrios epulis et quos colit hospes Acestes.
		Amissa solus palma superabat Acestes, qui tamen aerias telum contendit in auras520 ostentans artemque pater arcumque sonantem.
		haud mora consiliis, nec iussa recusat Acestes: transcribunt urbi matres populumque uolentem750 deponunt, animos nil magnae laudis egentis.
	etexts.free.fr /letter/virgilio/eneide.05.php (4987 words)

	Segesta Coins (550-200 BC)
		AR didrachm 8.06 1 hound sniffing hd above/hd nymph SEGESTA [J 1 p2 B] tetradrachm 16.62-17.13 4 quadriga /hunter (Acestes?) stg
		AR tetradrachm 14.30-17.36 8 hunter (Acestes?) stg /hd nymph
		AR tetradrachm 17.36 1 hunter (Acestes?) stg /hd nymph facing 415/410-405 BC
	www.bio.vu.nl /home/vwielink/WWW_MGC/Area_III_map/Segesta_map/Segesta.html (446 words)

	engl22 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		are fields and cities and the famed Acestes,
		There houses wait for us, and King Acestes."
		and King Acestes - I shall send you safe
	faculty.acu.edu /~goebeld/latin/authors/aeneid/abook1/alessons/les22/engl22.htm (269 words)

	A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - cius, Acco, Ace, Acerbas, Acerrae, Acesines, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - cius, Acco, Ace, Acerbas, Acerrae, Acesines, Acesta, Acestes, Achaei, Achaemenes, Achaemenides, Achaeus, Achaia, Acharnae, Acheloiades, Achelous
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