Anchises

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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Examples from the Web for anchises

Historical Examples

The sacrifice done, I joyfully tell Anchises, and relate all in order.
The Aeneid of Virgil
Virgil
There goes Æneas from burning Troy, on his shoulders Anchises, his father.
The Wedding Ring
T. De Witt Talmage
When he reached home the first person whom he saw was Anchises his father.
Romulus, Makers of History
Jacob Abbott
Anchises took what were called the household gods, in his hands.
Romulus, Makers of History
Jacob Abbott
Aeneas the son of Anchises has fallen, he whom we held in as high honour as Hector himself.
The Iliad
Homer

Anchises

Examples from the Web for anchises

Historical Examples

The sacrifice done, I joyfully tell Anchises, and relate all in order.

There goes Æneas from burning Troy, on his shoulders Anchises, his father.

When he reached home the first person whom he saw was Anchises his father.

Anchises took what were called the household gods, in his hands.

Aeneas the son of Anchises has fallen, he whom we held in as high honour as Hector himself.