Arruns
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Arruns, also spelled Aruns, is an Etruscan praenomen, thought to mean "prince." Various figures in Roman legend and history were known by this name, including: * Aruns, an ally of Troy in Roman legend who killed Turnus' ally Camilla, and was killed by the goddess Diana's companion Opis, sent by Diana to avenge Camilla and retrieve her corpse; * Arruns Porsena, son of Lars Porsena, the legendary king of Clusium; * Arruns Tarquinius (son of Demaratus), the grandfather of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, one of the first Roman consuls in 509 BC; * Arruns Tarquinius (Egerius), the father of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus; * Arruns Tarquinius (brother of Tarquin the Proud), murdered by his wife, Tullia, who subsequently married his brother, Lucius, the seventh and last King of Rome; * Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud), slain in battle with Lucius Junius Brutus, colleague of Tarquinius Collatinus.
Arruns, also spelled Aruns, is an Etruscan praenomen, thought to mean "prince." Various figures in Roman legend and history were known by this name, including: Aruns, an ally of Troy in Roman legend who killed Turnus' ally Camilla, and was killed by the goddess Diana's companion Opis, sent by Diana to avenge Camilla and retrieve her corpse; Arruns Porsena, son of Lars Porsena, the legendary king of Clusium; Arruns Tarquinius (son of Demaratus), the grandfather of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, one of the first Roman consuls in 509 BC; Arruns Tarquinius (Egerius), the father of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus; Arruns Tarquinius (brother of Tarquin the Proud), murdered by his wife, Tullia, who subsequently married his brother, Lucius, the seventh and last King of Rome; Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud), slain in battle with Lucius Junius Brutus, colleague of Tarquinius Collatinus.
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