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In Greek mythology, Tros (/ ˈ t r ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Τρώς, Ancient Greek:) was the founder of the kingdom of Troy, of which the city of Ilios, founded by his son Ilus took the same name, and the son of Erichthonius by Astyoche (daughter of the river god Simoeis) [1] or of Ilus I [citation needed], from whom he inherited the throne.
Ilus was son and heir to King Tros of Dardania [3] and Callirhoe, naiad daughter of the river-god Scamander [4] or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. [5] He was the brother of Assaracus, [6] Ganymede, Cleopatra [7] and possibly, Cleomestra.
In Greek mythology, Ganymede is the son of Tros of Dardania, [7] [8] [9] from whose name "Troy" is supposedly derived, either by his wife Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander, [10] [11] or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. [12] Depending on the author, he is the brother of either Ilus, Assaracus, Cleopatra, or Cleomestra. [13]
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[1] [a] [2] [3] [4] In Greek myth, these names were held to originate from the names of the kingdom's founders, Tros and his son Ilus. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In Latin , the city was referred to as Troia or Ilium .
Assaracus was the second son of Tros, King of Dardania [2] by his wife Callirhoe, daughter of Scamander, [3] or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. [4] He was the brother of Ilus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and possibly of Cleomestra. [5] Assaracus married Hieromneme, daughter of Simoeis; others say his wife was Clytodora, daughter of Laomedon. [4]
In Greek mythology, Ilus (/ ˈ iː l oʊ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος, romanized: Îlos) is the name of several mythological characters associated directly or indirectly with Troy: Ilus, the son of Dardanus, and the legendary founder of Dardania. [1] Ilus, the son of Tros, and the legendary founder of Troy. [2]
In Greek mythology, Cleomestra was a Trojan princess as daughter of King Tros and probably, Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander, [1] [2] or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. [3] She was the sister of Ilus, Assaracus, Ganymede and possibly, Cleopatra. [4] Cleomestra became the mother of Assaracus, Antenor [5] and maybe of Alcathous [6 ...