Dardanus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Dardanus (/ˈdɑːrdənəs/; Greek: Δάρδανος, Dardanos) is the name attributed to several distinct individuals:

Dardanus, son of Zeus and Electra, and founder of the city of Dardanus, of the tribe of Dardans.Apollodorus, 3.12.1-2 Dardanus, a Scythian king, and the father of Idaea, the wife of King Phineus.Diodorus Siculus, 4.43.3–4, 4.44.3–4; Apollodorus, 3.15.3 Dardanus, a Trojan warrior who defended the city of Ilium during the city's 10-year siege. He was the son of Bias, son of King Priam,Apollodorus, 3.12.5; Hyginus, Fabulae 90 and brother of Laogonus.Homer, Iliad 20.460 Dardanus and his brother were slain by the hero Achilles during the battle. The latter thrust them both from their chariot to the ground, smiting the one with a cast of his spear and the other with his sword in close fight.Homer, Iliad 20.460–462 Dardanus, a son of Illyrius.Appian, p. 305.

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