Dardanus

Also known as Dardanos

mythological Greek character, son of Zeus

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Predecessor: Teucer
Successor: Erichthonius or Ilus I
Abode: (1) Arcadia , then Samothrace and Troad or, (2) Hesperia (or Italy ), then Troad
Parents: (1) Zeus and Electra , (2) Corythus and Electra
Siblings: (1) & (2) Iasion (or Iasus or Eetion ), Harmonia and (1) Emathion
Consort: (i) Chryse , (ii) Olizone , (iii) Batea or Arisbe
Children: (i) Idaeus and Deimas , (ii) & (iii) Erichthonius, (iii) Ilus I, Idaea and Zacynthus

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In Greek mythology, Dardanus (/ˈdɑːrdənəs/; Ancient Greek: Δάρδανος, Dardanos) was the founder of the city of Dardanus at the foot of Mount Ida in the Troad.

Dardanus, a son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra, was a significant figure in Greek mythology. He was the brother of Iasion and sometimes of Harmonia and Emathion. Originally from Arcadia, Dardanus married Chryse, with whom he fathered two sons, Idaeus and Deimas. After a great flood, Dardanus and his people settled on the island of Samothrace before eventually moving to Asia Minor due to the land's poor quality. In Virgil's Aeneid, Dardanus is said to have originally come from Italy, where his mother Electra was married to Corythus, the king of Tarquinia.