Anchises
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- The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
- Anchises in the ''Aeneid''
- Book 2
- Book 3
- Book 5
- Book 6
- Anchises in ''Metamorphoses''
- Family tree
- See also
- References
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- Secondary sources
- Primary sources
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thumbnail|Aphrodite reveals baby Aeneas to Anchises (1st century AD).
In Greek and Roman mythology, Anchises (; ) was a member of the royal family of Troy. 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.