ANCHISES, ANCHYSES. Anchises was Aeneas's father and Venus's husband. Aeneas bore him on his back as they fled from burning Troy (Aeneid I.679-729). He died before they reached Italy. When Aeneas visited the underworld, he met his father's shade in a green valley, where Anchises showed him the spirits of their descendants, including Julius Caesar, and his son Iulus (Aeneid VI.679-702).

Anchises's flight with Eneas appears on the brass tablet in the temple of Venus, HF I.166-197. Eneas finds his father Anchyses in hell, HF II.440-444. Eneas bears Anchises on his back, LGW 943-944, in the brief prologue to Dido's story. Dido recognizes her guest, Eneas, as the son of Venus and Anchises, LGW 1086. [Dido: Eneas: Venus]

Anchises never occurs initially; it appears once medially, HF I.171, and three times in final rhyming position, HF I.168, LGW 944, 1086. Anchyses, a spelling variant, occurs once, medially, HF I.442.