Anchises

/ (ˌænˈkaɪsiːz) /

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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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ancestor, ancestor worship, ancestral, ancestress, ancestry, Anchises, ancho, anchor, anchorage, anchor baby, anchor ball

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How to use Anchises in a sentence

Two of the fathers were Mars and Anchises; and there are several other legends about the loves of Venus.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
She vanishes: day dawns: and Æneas, with Anchises and the surviving Trojans, flees to the hills (901-972).
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
The wraith of Anchises enforces the advice, and bids Æneas visit him in the nether-world (856-909).
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
The search among the shades of the Blessed for Anchises, and the meeting between father and son (758-828).
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil

Now when Anchises saw her, he marked her well and wondered at her mien and height and shining garments.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod