Question

Who was the Trojan hero who may have founded Rome?

Answer 1

Aeneas, son of Anchises (a Trojan prince), and the goddess, Aphrodite.........

Explanation:

Of course, the founding of Rome by a Trojan prince is a literary invention. Described in the Iliad as a son of Aphrodite, Aeneas is rescued several times in mortal combat by the gods (by his mother, and by Poseidon, who normally fought on the Achaean side) from Diomedes and Achilles, who would have made short work of him (this is recounted in the Iliad). According to the poetic cycle, Aeneas survived the sack of Troy, and fled to Italy.........

The Roman poet Virgil credits him with the founding of Rome.........in his poetic cycle.