Dardanus

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Dardanus is a figure in Greek mythology, often regarded as a son of Zeus and Electra and the legendary ancestor of the Trojans and Romans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
mythological figure
ancestorOf Aeneas
Anchises
Assaracus
Ilus (son of Tros)
surface form: Ilus (founder of Ilios)

Romans
surface form: Roman people

Trojan royal house
Troy
surface form: Tros
associatedPlace Dardanelles
surface form: Hellespont

Mount Ida (through Dardanus traditions)
surface form: Mount Ida (Phrygia/Troad)

Samothrace
associatedWith Dardania
Troy
child Autolychus
Deimas
Erichthonius
Idaeus
Ilus
Zakynthos
surface form: Zacynthus
cultAssociatedWith Great Gods of Samothrace
culture Ancient Greek mythology
ethnicEponymOf Dardania
surface form: Dardanians
father Zeus
founded Dardania
gender male
grandchild Assaracus
Cleopatra (daughter of Dardanus)
Ganymede
Ilus (son of Tros)
Troy
surface form: Tros
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: Apollodorus, Bibliotheca

Dionysius of Halicarnassus
surface form: Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities

Homeric tradition
Homer's Iliad
surface form: Iliad

Virgil's Aeneid
migratedTo Asia Minor
Troad
mother Electra
mythologicalOrigin Samothrace
mythType founder-hero
nameInGreek Δάρδανος
roleInMyth legendary ancestor of the Romans
legendary ancestor of the Trojans
ruled Dardania
sibling Harmonia
Iasion
spouse Batea
Chrysē
title founder of Dardania

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Electra offspring Dardanus
Electra parent Dardanus
Iasion sibling Dardanus