Dardanus

American  

[dahr-dn-uhs] / ˈdɑr dn əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the ancestor of the Trojans.

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Dardanus British  

/ ˈdɑːdənəs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

But Troy was safe from capture while the Palladium, a statue which Jupiter himself had given to Dardanus, the ancestor of the Trojans, remained in the citadel of that city.

From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

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

Thou art no son of Venus, nor was Dardanus The ancient founder of thy race, thou faithless one; But Caucasus with rough and flinty crags begot, And fierce Hyrcanian tigers suckled thee.

From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Miller, Frank Justus

And it was called Dardania so long as Dardanus lived, or his sons.

From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Villani, Giovanni