Perhaps an indigenous origin of the name is suggested by the "De Origo Gentis Romanae" of Aurelius Victor, in which Iulus and Ascanius are identical. Described as the son of Jupiter, he was originally known as "Jobus", and then "Julus". This calls to mind the use of "Jove" for Jupiter, and the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology" suggests that "Iulus" might be a diminutive of "Dius", which is also the root of "Jupiter". Furthermore, Livy reports that after his death Aeneas was worshiped as "Jupiter Indiges", "the local Jove". This suggests the early fusion of the Aeneas story with a local cult hero, said to have been the son of Jupiter.