Dardanus (Greek myth)

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

• Dardanus, son of Zeus and Electra, and founder of the city of Dardania, of the tribe of Dardans.[1]
• Dardanus, a Scythian king, and the father of Idaea, the wife of King Phineus.[2]
• Dardanus, son of Bias, son of Priam. He was killed by Achilles.[3]

Notes

1. Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, 3.12.1-2
2. Diodorus Siculus, 4.43.3–4, 4.44.3–4; Apollodorus, 3.15.3.
3. Homer. Iliad, 20.460ff.

References

• Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Diodorus Siculus, Diodorus Siculus: The Library of History. Translated by C. H. Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Online version by Bill Thayer