Pallas (son of Evander)

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In Roman mythology, Pallas is the son of King Evander. In Virgil's Aeneid Book X, Evander allows Pallas to fight against the Rutuli with Aeneas, but he is killed by Turnus, who takes his belt as a spoil. Later, when Aeneas defeats Turnus in battle, he is about to show him mercy, until he notices Pallas's belt around Turnus' waist. The sight of the belt fills Aeneas with rage, and he thus kills Turnus. Pallas is directly compared to Lausus, Mezentius's son, due to their youth and beauty, and the fact that they are both fated to die.

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