Ankhis , Ankhiz ( dr. Greek Ἀγχίσης ) - in ancient Greek mythology [1] - a hero from the family of Dardanic kings, great-grandson of the legendary Troy , son of Kapis [2] and Themists (or son of Assarak [3] ). At Sophocles he is the brother of Laocoont. [4]
He crossed his mares with divine stallions belonging to King Laomedont .
He was a shepherd [5] . Anchis is Aphrodite's lover. Aphrodite gave birth to him the sons of Aeneas and Lear [6] (or one Aeneas ). Aphrodite told him not to disclose their relationship, but he drank the wine and told his comrades about it. For this, he was punished by Zeus : a thunderer struck the hero with lightning [7] , but Aphrodite managed to reject it with her magic belt. Lightning struck next to Anchises, but blinded him. In another version, the king's legs were paralyzed.
Tradition says that Anchis was taken out of the burning Troy by his son Aeneas, because he was old and weak. He died and was buried in Sicily many years later. According to various versions, he either died and was buried in Arcadia , where there was Mount Ankhizia and a monument to Anchis at its top [8] , or he died in the Drepansky Gulf [9] , or was buried on Mount Eric in Sicily, where Aeneas built the temple of Aphrodite. According to Cato, he reached Italy and Lacy [10] .
Aeneas again saw his father in the Champs Elysees when he visited Hades [11] .
There were comedies of Anaxandrid and Eubulus Anchis. The name corresponds with the name of the town of Angiss in Troas (it is not exactly localized) [12] . In Italy, Greek vases with images of Aeneas carrying Anchis date back to con. VI century BC e. [13] .
Name Etymology
The name Anchis is not Greek, but belongs to the local pre-Greek substrate. A number of linguists identify it with the Philistine name Anhus , which, in turn, could be associated with the Hurrian akishimige [14] .
Notes
- ↑ Myths of the peoples of the world. M., 1991-92. In 2 t. T. 1. S.90; Lubker F. The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. M., 2001. In 3 vol. T. 1. P.103
- ↑ Homer. Iliad XX 239
- ↑ Gigin. Myths 94
- ↑ Lubker F. The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. M., 2001.V. 2.P. 238
- ↑ Homer. Iliad V 313; Anthems of Homer IV 76
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Mythological library III 12, 2 on
- ↑ Gigin. Myths 94; Sophocles. Laocoont, fr. 373 Radt
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas VIII 12, 8
- ↑ Virgil. Aeneid III 708-711
- ↑ Gigin. Myths 260; Aurelius Victor. The origin of the Roman people 11, 1
- ↑ Virgil. Aeneid VI 679–892
- ↑ Gindin L.A., Tsymbursky V.L. Homer and the history of the Eastern Mediterranean. M., 1996. P.192
- ↑ Lighthouse I.L. Rome of the First Kings. M., 1983. S. 52
- ↑ Achish | The amazing name Achish: meaning and etymology
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- Ankhiz // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- See Tsymbursky V. L. Ankhiz-snake. To the regeneration of the early Thracian motive in the Virgil Aeneid. // Bulletin of ancient history. 1996. No. 4. P.29-42.