MISENUS (shipmate of Aeneas)
Figure of myth · shipmate of Aeneas from Greco-Roman mythology
He used a hollow horn to signal a warning to the group.3 On one occasion, he sounded this signal to alert the crew to approaching Harpies.3 He also challenged the gods to a musical contest while playing his shell horn.1 After Hector's death, he pledged his allegiance to Aeneas.1
Triton seized him and threw him onto rocks in the surf.1 This caused him to die suddenly and guiltlessly on the dry sea sands.1 The Trojans built a large funeral pyre using pine and oak wood.1,4 His body was washed and anointed with water and moans.4 His remains were placed on the pyre covered with purple clothing.4 Myrrh, sacred bread, oil, and wine were offered and burned during the rites.4
Corynaeus collected his ashes and placed them in a brass urn.4 Aeneas constructed a large tomb for his comrade.4 A trophy of arms, a trumpet, and an oar were dedicated at the tomb.4 The tomb was located beneath a windy hill named after him.4 The location named Misenum is said to have taken its name from this figure.5
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In the myths
The Trojans built a large funeral pyre for him using pine and oak wood. Aeneid 6.156 +1
