Ilus
King of Dardania
Member of the Dardanian Royal Family
PredecessorDardanus
SuccessorErichthonius or Tros
AbodeDardania
Personal information
Parents(1) Dardanus and Batea (or Arisbe)
(2) Dardanus and Olizone
SiblingsErichthonius, Zacynthus, and (possibly) Idaea
Children?Tros

In Greek mythology, Ilus (/ˈls/; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος, romanized: Ilos, /ˈi:los/) was a king of Dardania.

Family

Ilus was the eldest son of Dardanus either by Batea of Troad, daughter of Teucer, or probably Olizone, daughter of Phineus. Ilus was the brother of Erichthonius, his successor.[1][2][3] In some accounts, the names of the two sons of Dardanus and Batea were Erichthonius and Zacynthus.[4]

Mythology

After Dardanus died, his heir Ilus succeeded him to the throne. However, after his long reign, he died childless and heirless. His brother Erichthonius consequently gained the kingship, and became the ancestor of the later Trojans. Homer's Iliad mentions at several points the tomb of Ilus in the middle of the Trojan plain.[5]

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