In Greek mythology, Anchises was a son of Capys and either Themiste (daughter of Ilus, son of Tros) or Hieromneme (a Naiad and daughter of Simois, the river god). Common myth is that Anchises lusted after Aphrodite. He was the father of Aeneas by Aphrodite. He was a prince from Dardania, a territory neighbouring Troy.

Anchises bred his mares with the divine stallions owned by King Laomedon.

After the Trojan War, Anchises was carried from the burning city of Troy on his son's shoulders (Aeneas), since he was an old man. Anchises died and was buried in Sicily many years later. Aeneas later visited Hades and saw his father again in the Elysian Fields.

References

• Homer. Iliad II, 819-21; V, 260-73; XX, 215-40
• Virgil. Aeneid
• Apollodorus. Bibliotheke III, xii, 2
• Apollodorus. Epitome V, 21
• Ovid. Metamorphoses XIII, 623-42; XIV, 82-119.

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