Dardanus (son of Illyrius)

Dardanus (Ancient Greek: Δάρδανος) was a character in Greek mythology. He was one of the sons of Illyrius, and the eponymous founder of the Dardani.[1]

Family

Dardanus was the son of Illyrius, who was the son of either Cadmus and Harmonia or Polyphemus and Galatea. He had five brothers: Enchelus, founder of the Enchelei; Autarieus, founder of the Autariatae; Maedus; Taulas, founder of the Taulantii; and Perrhaebus, founder of the Perrhaebi. He also had three sisters: Partho, founder of the Parthini; Daortho, founder of the Daorsi; and Dassaro, founder of the Dassaretii.[1]

In mythology

According to Appianus of Alexandria, Dardanus was the founder of the Dardani, an ancient Illyrian tribe which inhabited much of modern-day Kosovo, together with land in what is now Serbia, Northern Albania, and North Macedonia.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Appianus (of Alexandria.) (1899). The Roman history of Appian of Alexandria. G. Bell. p. 258.

References

  • Çobani, Tonin (2017). Mitologji Shqiptare [Albanian mythology]. Tirana: Albas. ISBN 978-9928-02-982-9.
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