Anchises

Anchises (/ænˈkaɪsiːz/; Greek: Ἀγχίσης, translit. Ankhísēs) was a member of the royal family of Troy in Greek and Roman legend. He was said to have been the son of King Capys of Dardania and Themiste, daughter of Ilus, who was son of Tros. He is most famous as the father of Aeneas and for his treatment in Virgil's Aeneid. Anchises' brother was Acoetes, father of the priest Laocoön. Homer's Iliad mentions another Anchises, a wealthy native of Sicyon in Greece and father of Echepolus.

Anchises

Anchises (/ænˈkaɪsiːz/; Greek: Ἀγχίσης, translit. Ankhísēs) was a member of the royal family of Troy in Greek and Roman legend. He was said to have been the son of King Capys of Dardania and Themiste, daughter of Ilus, who was son of Tros. He is most famous as the father of Aeneas and for his treatment in Virgil's Aeneid. Anchises' brother was Acoetes, father of the priest Laocoön. Homer's Iliad mentions another Anchises, a wealthy native of Sicyon in Greece and father of Echepolus.