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[[File:Metabus.jpg|thumb| ''Metabus and Camilla'' by [[Jean-Baptiste Peytavin]] (1808)]]

In [[Roman mythology]], King '''Metabus''' of the [[Volsci]] was the father of [[Camilla (mythology)|Camilla]].

Driven from his throne, Metabus and his infant daughter Camilla were chased into the wilderness by armed Volsci.  When the river Amasenus blocked his path, he bound her to a spear and promised [[Diana (mythology)|Diana]] that Camilla would be her servant if she would safely transport her to the opposite bank. He then safely threw her to the other side, and swam across to retrieve her. The story is told by [[Virgil]] in Book XI of the ''[[Aeneid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P. Vergilius Maro, Aeneid, Book 11, line 532 |url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0052:book=11:card=532&highlight=metabus |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>

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{{Aeneid}}
[[Category:Kings in Roman mythology]]
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