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In Greek mythology, King Tros of Dardania, son of Erichthonius from whom he inherited the throne and the father of three named sons: Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymedes. He is the eponym of Troy, also named Ilion for his son Ilus. Tros's wife was said to be Callirrhoe, daughter of the River God Scamander, or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... ÉžDardania in Greek mythology is the name of a city founded on Mount Ida by Dardanus from which also the region and the people took their name. ... The mythical King Erichthonius of Dardania and Batia (died c. ... Ilus is the name of several mythological/homeric persons associated directly or indirectly with Troy. ... In Greek mythology, Assaracus was the second son of King Tros of Dardania. ... The Rape of Ganymede, by Rubens In Greek mythology, Ganymede, or closer to the Greek Ganymede the great man that leads (in Greek â€” Î“Î±Î½Ï…Î¼Î®Î´Î·Ï‚, GanumÄ“dÄ“s) was a divine hero whose homeland was the Troad. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. ... Troy or Ilion, see Troy (disambiguation) and Ilion (disambiguation). ... In Greek mythology, three women were named Callirhoe or Callirrhoe: A daughter of Oceanus and mother of Echidna, one of the Oceanids. ... In Greek mythology, Scamander (Skamandros) was an Oceanid, son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... In Greek mythology, Eumedes was the father of Dolon. ...

When Zeus abducted Ganymedes, Tros grieved for his son. Sympathetic, Zeus sent Hermes with two horses so swift they could run over water. Hermes also assured Tros that Ganymede was immortal and would be the cupbearer for the gods, a position of much distinction. Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles, found at the Heraion, Olympia, 1877 Hermes (Greek, , IPA: ), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures...

In variant versions Ganymede is son of Laomedon son of Ilus son of Tros. In Greek mythology, Laomedon was a Trojan king and father of Ganymedes, Priam, Astyoche, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Cilla, Aethylla, and Hesione. ... Ilus is the name of several mythological/homeric persons associated directly or indirectly with Troy. ...

It was from Tros that the Dardanians were called Trojans and the land named the Troad. Troy or Ilion, see Troy (disambiguation) and Ilion (disambiguation). ... Map of the Troas The Troas (Troad) is an ancient region in the northwestern part of Anatolia, bounded by the Hellespont to the northwest, the Aegean Sea to the west, and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida. ...

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Categories: Trojans | Greek mythology | Mythological kings Jupiter et ThÃ©tis - by Jean Ingres, 1811. ... The Pleiade, or Oceanid, Electra of Greek mythology was one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. ... In Greek mythology, King Teucer (also Teucrus) was said to have been the son of the river Scamander and of the nymph Idaea. ... In Greek mythology, Dardanus (burner up) was a son of Zeus by Electra, daughter of Atlas, and founder of the city of Dardania on Mount Ida in the Troad. ... Batea (also spelled Bateia) is a figure in Greek mythology said to be the daughter or (less commonly) the aunt of King Teucer, ruler of a tribe known as the Teucrians (Teucri). ... Ilus is the name of several mythological/homeric persons associated directly or indirectly with Troy. ... The mythical King Erichthonius of Dardania and Batia (died c. ... Ilus is the name of several mythological/homeric persons associated directly or indirectly with Troy. ... In Greek mythology, Assaracus was the second son of King Tros of Dardania. ... In Greek mythology, Laomedon was a Trojan king and father of Ganymedes, Priam, Astyoche, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Cilla, Aethylla, and Hesione. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... In Greek mythology, Capys was a son of Assaracus and Aigesta or Themiste and father of Anchises and so grandfather of Aeneas the Trojan, who warned not to bring the Trojan horse into the city a descendant of Aeneas and king of Rome before Rome was founded The first one... King Priam killed by Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, detail of an Attic red-figure amphora In Greek mythology, Priam (Greek Î ÏÎ¯Î±Î¼Î¿Ï‚, Priamos) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War, and youngest son of Laomedon. ... In Greek mythology, Anchises was a son of Capys and Themiste (daughter of Ilus, son of Tros). ... Marble Venus of the Capitoline Venus type, Roman (British Museum) Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love and beauty, the rough equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. ... Latinus or Latinos in Greek mythology, in Hesiods Theogony, was the son of Odysseus and Circe who ruled the Tyrsenoi, that is the Etruscans, with his brothers Agrius and Telegonus. ... In Greek mythology, four people had the name Creusa. ... Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598. ... In Roman mythology, Lavinia was the daughter of Latinus and Amata. ... Ascanius Hunting the Stag of Silvia, by Claude Lorrain (1682). ... Silvius has several meanings: In Roman mythology, Silvius was the son of Aeneas and Lavinia. ... Aeneas Silvius was the third descndant of Aeneas and third king of Alba Longa, the site of Rome. ... Brutus of Troy, also of Britain (Welsh: Bryttys), was the legendary founding king of Britain and great grandson of Aeneas, according to Italy for the accidental killing of his natural father Silvius, Brutus liberated a group of Trojans living in slavery in Greece and led them forth, received a vision... Latinius Silvius was the fourth descendant of Aeneas and fourth king of Alba Longa (according to Livy). ... Alba in roman mythology is a son of Latinus Silvius and the fifth king of Alba Longa (Ovid, Metamorphoses, Ð¥IV 612; Livy, Ð†, 3). ... In Greek mythology, Capys was a son of Assaracus and Aigesta or Themiste and father of Anchises and so grandfather of Aeneas the Trojan, who warned not to bring the Trojan horse into the city a descendant of Aeneas and king of Rome before Rome was founded The first one... Capetus was a descendant of Aeneas. ... Tiberinus Silvius (the Tibers child born in the woods) was the ninth in the legendary king-list of the city Alba Longa in Lazio. ... Agrippa was a descendant of Aeneas and therefore a king of Alba Longa. ... Romulus Silvius was a descendant of Aeneas, and because of this a king of Alba Longa. ... Aventinus, one of the mythical kings of Alba Longa, who was buried on the Aventine Hill later named after him. ... In Roman mythology, King Procas of Alba Longa was the father of Amulius and Numitor. ... In Roman mythology, King Numitor of Alba Longa, son of Procas, was the father of Rhea Silvia. ... In Roman mythology, Amulius was the brother of Numitor and son of Procas. ... Rhea Silvia (also written as Rea Silvia), and also known as Ilia, was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome. ... Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and a magical flower (or Jupiter). ... In Roman mythology, Hersilia was the wife of Romulus. ... This page describes the ancient heroes who founded the city of Rome. ... This page describes the ancient heroes who founded the city of Rome. ... Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law The King of Rome (Latin: rex, regis) was the chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom. ...

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