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Dardania

Dardania was a Phrygian city situated on the foot of Mount Ida. Dardania had a close relationship with Troy. During the reign of Laomedon, Troy became the more powerful city of the two cities. However, the House of Dardania was much older by few generations.

Dardanus, son of Zeus and the Pleiade Electra founded the city of Dardania. He married Bateia, daughter of Teucer. Dardanus' descendants divided the family into two separate houses between the sons of Tros: Assaracus ruled Dardania, while Ilus founded a new city, which named Ilium or Troy. (See House of Troy for more details about Dardania.)

During the Trojan War, Aeneas, son of Anchises, became the last king of Dardania. He was the one of the leader to escape the fall of Troy. According to Roman myth, Aeneas migrated to Latium, Italy. He became the ancestor of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.

See the family tree of the House of Troy and Dardania.

Related Information

Name

Dardania, Δάρδανια.

Founder

Teucer

Rulers

Teucer(?), Dardanus, Erichthonius, Tros, Assaracus, Capys, Anchises, Aeneas.

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House of Troy and Dardania

House of Troy and Dardania

The first ruler of the region around Troad was Teucer, the son of the river god Scamander. It was Dardanus , son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra , who founded the kingdom and the dynasty of Dardania and Troy (or Ilium). Often, the names of the Dard...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Teucer & Dardanus

Teucer & Dardanus

Teucer (Τεὓκρος) was the son of the river-god Scamander and Idaea, a nymph of Mount Ida. He was the first king of Troad. Not much else is known about Teucer, except that he was the father of Bateia. Dardanus (Δάρδανος) was the son of Zeus and Elec...

May 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Troy

House of Troy

Troy, also known as Ilium , was a Phrgyian city on the Troad. Troy was a great city, wealthy and powerful, second to none on earth. It was situated in the plain, not far from the sea. Since it was situated near the Hellespont, it could control the...

May 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Two Ruling Houses

Two Ruling Houses

Tros (Τρώς) succeeded his father Erichthonius to the throne. He gave his name to the land (Troad) and to the people living in the Troad (Trojans). Tros was married to Callirrhoë (Callirrhoe) and was the father of Ilus, Assarcacus and Ganymede. His...

May 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Troy

Troy

Troy was a Phrygian city on the Troad. Troy was often called Ilium. See Houses of Troy for more details. Geographically, Troy controlled the Hellespont (Dardanelles), the narrow strait that is the entrance from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Aeneas

Aeneas

A Dardanian hero. He was the son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite . Hesiod says that Aphrodite gave birth to Aeneas (Αἰνείας) at the peaks of Ida. Aeneas was of the Trojan royal line of Dardania. Aeneas was brought up on Mount Ida by nymphs w...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Tales of Rome

Tales of Rome

Rome was a city on the south-east bank of the Tiber River, in the region called Latium. Rome was often called Roma, which is the proper name for the city. The site was prominently situated on seven hills. Romulus was the legendary founder of Rome....

September 10th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Electra

Electra

One of the Pleiades; a daughter of Atlas and Pleïone . Zeus lusted after Electra and spirited her to Olympus. Electra tried to prevent Zeus from raping her by running away and hiding behind the Palladium, a wooden image of Pallas, Athena's childho...

August 31st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Phrygia

Phrygia

Phrygia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor (Anatalia). The boundary of Phrygia changed many times over the centuries. Historically, the Phrygians were a race of people who spoke an Indo-European language called Phrygian. The main cit...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Laomedon

Laomedon

Laomedon (Λαομέδον) was the son of Ilus, the founder of Troy, and of Eurydice. Laomedon became king of Ilium (Troy) after his father's death. The new king married Strymo, Placia or Leucippe. Whichever woman he married, he was the father of Podarce...

May 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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