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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology, Late Greek
Scripts Ἴουλος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsIulus (latinized form, which can be variantly spelled as Julus)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "down" (the first growth of the whiskers and beard) as well as "corn sheaf".For the latter meaning, compare Ioulo, which was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter 1.In Greek and Roman mythology, Ioulos (Iulus in Latin) was an alternative name of Ascanius, the legendary king of Alba Longa.