- Trojan genealogy of Nennius
The Trojan genealogy of Nennius was written in the "
Historia Brittonum " ofNennius and was created to mergeGreek mythology withChristian themes. It was probably written by the Welsh monk Nennius in the5th century , although there is little known about him. It serves little historic value but does establish the mythical genealogical line ofAeneas of Troy,Brutus of Britain , andRomulus andRemus , the founders of Rome.As in all early Christian genealogies, it begins with God and goes through Noah before diverting to other regions. The line from God to Noah is from
Genesis :
*God created
*Adam
*Seth
*Enos
*Cainan
*Mahalaleel
*Jared
*Enoch
*Methuselah
*Lamech
*Noah As with most genealogies of
Judeo-Christian origins, Nennius splits the line at this point. Hisicion, the father of Brutus of Britain, was descended from Japheth on both sides. This is his paternal genealogical line:
*Japheth
*Joham
*Jobath
*Bath
*Hisrau
*Esraa
*Ra
*Aber
*Ooth
*Ethec
*Aurthack
*Ecthactur
*Mair
*Semion
*Boibus
*Thoi
*Ogomuin
*Fethuir
*Alanus , who marriedRhea Silvia , the daughter ofNuma Pompilius
*Hisicion
*BrutusNennius lists seven sons of Jepheth, none of which are Juuin, so it is safe to say she is a female. This line is the
maternal line of Hisicion which includes the Trojan line:
*Japheth
*Juuin
*Flisa
*Dardanus
*Troius , from whomTroy is named after.
*Anchises
*Aeneas
*Ascanius
*Numa Pompilius
*Rhea Silvia , Numa's daughter and mother ofRomulus andRemus .
*Hisicion
*BrutusHisicion had three other sons:
Froncus , Romanus, andAlamanus , who are the mythical ancestors of all Europeans.These lines conflict somewhat with the ancestry laid out by
Geoffrey of Monmouth in which he states Ascanius is the grandfather of Brutus.
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