Dardanus
Americannoun
noun
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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
That is our true home: thence sprung Dardanus and father Iasius, the first founder of our line.
From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Miller, Frank Justus
On another occasion, Boreas, having changed himself into a horse and united himself to the mares of Dardanus, King of Troy, became the father of twelve steeds so swift that none could overtake them.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
Dardanus came to Phrygia and built the city of Dardania, which was afterwards the great Troy.
From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Villani, Giovanni
Here Dardanus was born, our king, And old Iasius, whence we spring: Here our authentic seat.”
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
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