< Anchises, son of Capys >

1 Origin

Anchises was born in Dardanus, Troad in 1280 BC.

Anchises' father was Capys, son of Assaracus (or Asarakos). [Home.Il.17.312]

Anchises' mother was Themiste, daughter of Ilus. [Apo.3.12.2]

2 Family

Anchises married Cypris. [GrAntho.6.76]

Anchises had a son, Elymus (or Elyuius). [TzeAdLyco.965]

Anchises had a son, Lyrus. [Apo.3.12.2]

Anchises had a son, Aeneas. [Antiq.1.64.2, Apo.3.12.2, Diod.4.75.5, Home.20.220, Photios.57, Ovid.4.19]

Anchises had a daughter, Hippodameia. [Home.Il.13.424]

3 Others

In 1244 BC, Laomedon died, and his son Priam succeeded him as king of Wilusa (Troy). [Dictys.4.22, Home.20.220, Hyginus.89]

Anchises and his brothers expelled Priam from Ilium. [Estimated from wiki: Milawata letter]

Afterwards, Anchises was attacked by Hittite troops, and escaped Ilium with his son Elymus (or Elyuius) to Sicily. [Antiq.1.52.1]

Anchises was accompanied by many people from the Scamander River basin. [Paus.5.25.6]

There is a tradition that Anchises died in Laurentum the year before the battle in which Aeneas was killed. [Antiq.1.64.5]

However, if this is true, Anchises would have died at about 100 years old.

Anchises is believed to have died in Sicily around 1220 BC, shortly after the birth of Aeneas.

Anchises died in Drepanum in western Sicily. [Hyginus.273, Virg.Aene.3.692]