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Dardanus

American  
[dahr-dn-uhs] / ˈdɑr dn əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the ancestor of the Trojans.


Dardanus British  
/ ˈdɑːdənəs /

noun

  1. classical myth the son of Zeus and Electra who founded the royal house of Troy

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Another, Electra, was the mother of Dardanus, the founder of the Trojan race.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Stubborn race of Dardanus, the same land that bore you by parentage of old shall receive you again on her bountiful breast.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Here is Teucer's ancient brood, a generation excellent in beauty, high-hearted heroes born in happier years, Ilus and Assaracus, and Dardanus, founder of Troy.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

And here is Teucer's race of old, most lovely sons indeed; High-hearted heroes born on earth in better days of joy: Ilus was there, Assaracus, and he who builded Troy,650 E'en Dardanus.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

This is our true dwelling place; hence is Dardanus sprung, and lord Iasius, the first source of our race.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

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