Anchises

/ ˌænˈkaɪsiːz /

noun

classical myth a Trojan prince and father of Aeneas. In the Aeneid, he is rescued by his son at the fall of Troy and dies in Sicily

Two of the fathers were Mars and Anchises; and there are several other legends about the loves of Venus.

She vanishes: day dawns: and Æneas, with Anchises and the surviving Trojans, flees to the hills (901-972).

The wraith of Anchises enforces the advice, and bids Æneas visit him in the nether-world (856-909).

The search among the shades of the Blessed for Anchises, and the meeting between father and son (758-828).

Now when Anchises saw her, he marked her well and wondered at her mien and height and shining garments.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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