Dardanus

Family: The Trojans · Role: son of Zeus · First appears: Book II · Part 1

In Book II, Zeus bestowed a golden cup on Dardanus, who passed it to Erichthonius; it then went through the Trojan kings to Priam, Dardanus’ son. In Book XIII, Electra is identified as his mother, and her son’s hallowed town had fallen into ruin: “since the hallowed town Of her son Dardanus in ruin fell,”

Relationship record

Life events

• The golden cup passed from Hephaestus to Zeus, then through the Trojan kings to Priam.(Book II · Part 1)
  • With: Hephaestus Zeus Erichthonius Tros Ilus Laomedon Priam
  • “For this the cunning God-smith brought to Zeus, His masterpiece, what time the Mighty in Power To Hephaestus gave for bride the Cyprian Queen; And Zeus on Dardanus his godlike son Bestowed it, he on Erichthonius; Erichthonius to Tros the great of heart Gave it, and he with all his treasure-store Bequeathed it unto Ilus, and he gave That wonder to Laomedon, and he To Priam”
• The hallowed town of Dardanus fell into ruin.(Book XIII · Part 4 · 📍 Troy)
  • “since the hallowed town Of her son Dardanus in ruin fell,”

Book II · Part 1

• with Zeus (Zeus bestowed the cup on Dardanus.) “And Zeus on Dardanus his godlike son Bestowed it, he on Erichthonius;”
• with Erichthonius (Dardanus passed the cup to Erichthonius.) “And Zeus on Dardanus his godlike son Bestowed it, he on Erichthonius;”
• parent: Zeus “And Zeus on Dardanus his godlike son Bestowed it”
• with Zeus (Zeus bestowed the cup on Dardanus.) “And Zeus on Dardanus his godlike son Bestowed it, he on Erichthonius;”

Book IX · Part 1

• parent: Zeus “Forgetting thy son, godlike Dardanus!”

Book X · Part 1

• younger kin: Priam “For Priam Dardanus' son”

Book XIII · Part 4

• parent: Electra “Hides viewless ever, since the hallowed town Of her son Dardanus in ruin fell,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.