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

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Example sentences from the Web for anchises

It is one of his late works, being dated 1673; the names of Anchises and Æneas occur.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
Of the affection of Venus for Mars and of her relations with Anchises, the father of Æneas, mention is elsewhere made.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley
There is an opinion of some critics, that he and Anchises had given offence by advising the restoration of Helen.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
Then Anchises' lordly seed brought out equal gloves and bound the hands of both in matched arms.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil

Zeus was required to bring about the adventure with Anchises.
Art Principles|Ernest Govett

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