Aeneas is the son of the Trojan Anchises and the Goddess of
Love, Venus.
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According to Roman mythologies, Aeneas is the son of Aphrodite
and Anchises. Anchises is warned not to boast about the affair, but
he does and is crippled by Zeus. Aeneas would escape with his
father and family from the destruction of Troy and found the Roman
people.
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Anchises told Aeneas that he would be the ancestor to a line of
people that would rule the world (otherwise known as the
Romans)
In the Underworld, Anchises showed Aeneas some of his people,
pointing each out and telling of their accomplishments.