Proper noun
Anchises
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
According to other sources, Anchises later brags about his encounter with Aphrodite, and as a result is struck in the foot with a thunderbolt by Zeus. Source: Internet
Anchises describes how Aeneas's descendant Romulus will found the great city of Rome, which will eventually be ruled by Caesar Augustus: Turn your two eyes This way and see this people, your own Romans. Source: Internet
After they make love, Aphrodite reveals her true identity to him and Anchises fears what might happen to him as a result of their liaison. Source: Internet
Anchises now, his last instructions given, took son and Sibyl and let them go by the Ivory Gate. Source: Internet
For instance, in Book 2 Aeneas describes how he carried his father Anchises from the burning city of Troy: "No help/ Or hope of help existed. Source: Internet
Later in Book 6, Aeneas travels to the underworld where he sees his father Anchises, who tells him of his own destiny as well as that of the Roman people. Source: Internet