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. Aeneas is filled with rage, and he rushes through the Latin lines and mercilessly kills his way to Turnus. Turnus, however, is lured away by Juno that he might be spared, and Aeneas kills Lausus, Mezentius' son, instead. A battle ensues between Mezentius and Aeneas, and Aeneas kills Mezentius. Later, when Aeneas defeats Turnus in battle, he is about to show him mercy, until he notices Pallas's belt around Turnus' waist. Aeneas then kills Turnus, ending the Aeneid. Pallas is directly compared to Lausus, son of Mezentius, due to their youth and beauty, and the fact that they are both fated to die.
