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The father of Aeneas who was rescued by his son during the sack of Troy.
ANCHISES - In Greek mythology, Anchises ( ann-KY-seez; Ancient Greek: , nkhíss [akiíss]) was the son of Capys and Themiste (daughter of Ilus, who was son of T...
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May 25 2011 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
Feb 19 2010 The Times - Specialist |
Mar 28 2008 The Times - Specialist |
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In Greek mythology, Anchises ( ann-KY-seez; Ancient Greek: , nkhíss [akiíss]) was the son of Capys and Themiste (daughter of Ilus, who was son of Tros). He was the father of Aeneas and a member of the royal family of Troy.His major claim to fame in Greek mythology is that he was a mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite (and in Roman mythology, the lover of Venus). One version is that Aphrodite pretended to be a Phrygian princess and seduced him. She later revealed herself and informed him that they would have a son named Aeneas. Aphrodite had warned him that if he boasted of the affair, he would be blasted by the thunderbolt of Zeus. He did not heed her warning and was struck with a thunderbolt, which in different versions either blinds him or kills him. The principal early narrative of Aphrodite's seduction of Anchises and the birth of Aeneas is the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite. According to the Bibliotheca, Anchises and Aphrodite had another son, Lyrus, who died childless. He later had |