Miseno
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Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples.
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[edit] Geography
Nearby Cape Miseno marks the northwestern end of the Bay of Naples.
[edit] History
Misenum was an important port in Roman times. According to mythology, Misenum (and hence Miseno) was named after Misenus, a companion of Hector and trumpeter to Aeneas. Misenus is supposed to have drowned near here after a trumpet competition with the sea-god Triton, as recounted in Virgil's Aeneid.
The church of San Sossio stands here.
[edit] Notable residents
It is said to be the birthplace of Saint Sossius, a deacon who was martyred with Proculus of Pozzuoli.
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