Tros (mythology)

Genealogy

Tros was a descendant of Zeus through Dardanus, who founded Dardania before Troy existed. Dardanus begat Erichthonius, who became the richest of mortal men and owned three thousand mares. The North Wind, enamored of these mares, took the form of a stallion and covered them, producing twelve fillies that could run over grain without breaking it and over the sea without sinking. Erichthonius then begat Tros, who became king of the Trojans. Tros had three sons: Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymede, the last of whom was the most beautiful of mortals and was taken by the gods to be Zeus's cupbearer. Ilus begat Laomedon, who fathered Tithonus, Priam, Clytius, and Hicetaon. Assaracus begat Capys, who begat Anchises, who fathered Aeneas and Hector. According to Apollodorus, Dardanus had sons Ilus and Erichthonius; Ilus died childless, and Erichthonius succeeded to the kingdom. Marrying Astyoche, daughter of Simoeis, Erichthonius begat Tros. Tros then called the country Troy after himself and married Callirrhoe, daughter of Scamander, with whom he had Cleopatra, Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymede. Assaracus married Hieromneme, daughter of Simoeis, and had Capys, who married Themiste, daughter of Ilus, and fathered Anchises. Anchises and Aphrodite had Aeneas and Lyrus, who died childless.