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Padua ( or ) is a ___MASK35___ and " comune " in Veneto , ___MASK61___ . It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area . Padua ' s population is 214 , 000 . The ___MASK35___ is sometimes included , with Venice ( Italian " Venezia ") and Treviso , in the Padua - Treviso - Venice Metropolitan Area , which has a population of ___MASK99___ . 1 , 600 , 000 . The Iliad ("", in Classical Attic ; sometimes referred to as the " ___MASK97___ of Ilion " or " ___MASK97___ of Ilium ") is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter , traditionally attributed to Homer . Set during the ___MASK24___ , the ten - year siege of the city of Troy ( Ilium ) by a coalition of Greek states , it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles . Troy (" Troia " and , " Ilion ", or , " Ilios "; and ; Hittite : " Wilusha " or " Truwisha ") was a ___MASK35___ situated in the far northwest of the region known in late Classical antiquity as ___MASK13___ Minor , now known as Anatolia in modern Turkey , near ( just south of ) the southwest mouth of the Dardanelles strait and northwest of Mount Ida . The present - day location is known as Hisarlik . It was the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle , in particular in the " Iliad ", one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer . Metrical evidence from the " Iliad " and the " Odyssey " suggests that the name (" Ilion ") formerly began with a digamma : (" Wilion "); this is also supported by the Hittite name for what is thought to be the same ___MASK35___ , Wilusa . Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in ___MASK29___ . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean ___MASK54___ , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . In Greco - ___MASK3___ , Aeneas ( Greek :  , " Aineías ", possibly derived from Greek meaning " praised ") was a Trojan hero , the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess ___MASK33___ ( Aphrodite ). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ( both being grandsons of Ilus , founder of Troy ), making Aeneas a second cousin to Priam ' s children ( such as Hector and Paris ). He is a character in ___MASK79___ and is mentioned in Homer ' s " Iliad ". Aeneas receives full treatment in ___MASK3___ , most extensively in Virgil ' s " Aeneid ," where he is an ancestor of Romulus and Remus . He became the first true hero of Rome . Snorri Sturlason identifies him with the Norse Æsir Vidarr . In ___MASK79___ , Telecleia (  ) was a daughter of King Ilus of Troy , and the wife of King Cisseus of Thrace . She is therefore the mother of Theano , wife to Antenor , and also a possible mother of Hecuba . ___MASK63___ ( Attic Greek : , " Athn ", or , " Athnaia "; Epic : , " Athnai "; Doric : , " Athn ") or Athene ( Ionic : , " Athn "), often given the epithet Pallas , is the goddess of wisdom , craft , and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology . Minerva is the Roman goddess identified with ___MASK63___ . ___MASK63___ is known for her calm temperament , as she moves slowly to anger . She is noted to have only fought for just reasons , and would not fight without a purpose . In ___MASK79___ , Cisseus was a Thracian king and father of Theano , the wife of Antenor , as related in Homer ' s " Iliad ". His wife was Telecleia , a daughter of King Ilus of Troy . Agenor ( / dinr / ; Ancient Greek :  ) , son of Antenor and Theano , was a Trojan hero . When Achilles was routing the entire Trojan army , Agenor was the first Trojan to collect his wits and stop fleeing from Achilles ' rampage . Agenor felt ashamed that he was fleeing from a man who was supposedly just as mortal as anyone so he turned to face Achilles . As the Greek hero approached Agenor the latter threw his spear at him , but only hit Achilles ' greaves . After that Achilles sprang at Agenor , but at that moment Apollo carried the Trojan away in a veil of mist to keep Achilles from pursuing him , while Apollo took the form of Agenor to lead Achilles away from the Trojans . This act allowed all the Trojans ( except Hector ) to take cover behind the walls of Troy . Agenor killed two people in the ___MASK9___ . According to Pausanias , Agenor was killed by Achilles ' son Neoptolemus when the Achaeans were storming Troy through the Trojan Horse ruse . His picture appears in the great painting in the Lesche of Delphi , by Polygnotus . Theano was the priestess of ___MASK63___ in Troy . Life . Theano was the daughter of the Thracian king Cisseus and Telecleia , wife of Antenor , and mother of many sons and a daughter Crino . The household of Antenor and Theano advocated peace and advised Helen ' s return to the ___MASK68___ . Because of their support ( some say treason ), the ___MASK68___ spared their household when they sacked the ___MASK35___ . One story has Theano and Antenor sailing with Aeneas to Italy and founding the ___MASK35___ of Padua . Another story is that she took the Palladium , an image of ___MASK63___ that had fallen from the sky and supposedly provided Troy its protection , with her . In Book VI of the Iliad , with Hecuba and the Trojan women , Theano offered a gift and plea to ___MASK63___ for the life of the ___MASK35___ , but was rebuffed . Hecuba ( also " Hecabe ", " Hécube "; " Hekáb ") was a ___MASK34___ in ___MASK79___ , the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War , with whom she had 19 children . These children included several major characters of Homer ' s " Iliad " such as the warriors Hector and Paris and the prophetess Cassandra .