Anchises

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Anchises is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology best known as the mortal father of the Trojan hero Aeneas and a lover of the goddess Aphrodite.

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Anchises canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
mortal man
mythological figure
appearsIn Virgil's Aeneid
surface form: Aeneid

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)

Dionysiaca
surface form: Dionysiaca (Nonnus)

Hymn to Aphrodite
surface form: Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite

Homer's Iliad
surface form: Iliad
associatedWithCity Troy
associatedWithDeity Aphrodite
Venus
Zeus
burialPlace Sicily
carriedBy Aeneas
causeOfPunishment boasting of his affair with Aphrodite
childOf Capys
Themiste
culture Greek mythology
Roman mythology
deathPlace Sicily
ethnicity Dardanian
event rescued from the burning of Troy by Aeneas
fate blinded by Zeus in some traditions
crippled by Zeus in some traditions
fatherOf Aeneas
grandchildOf Assaracus
greatGrandchildOf Troy
surface form: Tros
greekName Ἀγχίσης
guided Aeneas in the Underworld
hasDivineConsort Aphrodite
Venus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
latinName Anchises self-link
loverOf Aphrodite
Venus
mythRole ancestor of the Romans through Aeneas
companion of Aeneas during the flight from Troy
member of the Trojan royal house
notableFor being the father of Aeneas
being the mortal lover of Aphrodite
parentOf Aeneas
Hippodameia
Lyrus
residence Mount Ida
roleInAeneid reveals future Roman heroes to Aeneas
symbolOf continuity between Troy and Rome
paternal piety
veneratedAs heroic ancestor

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Aphrodite lover Anchises
Dardanus ancestorOf Anchises
Aeneas father Anchises
Anchises latinName Anchises self-link
Assaracus grandfather Anchises
Assaracus notableRelative Anchises