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Anchises

An·chi·ses [ an k sz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
father of Aeneas: in Greek and Roman mythology, a Trojan prince and the father of Aeneas by the goddess Aphrodite. In later life, Anchises was saved during the Greek sack of Troy when Aeneas carried him from the burning city on his back.

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