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

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

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