Ilus (son of Dardanus)


In Greek mythology, Ilus was a king of Dardania.

Family

Ilus was the eldest son of Dardanus either by Batia, daughter of Teucer, or probably Olizone, daughter of Phineus, and thus the brother of Erichthonius, his successor. In some accounts, the names of the two sons of Dardanus and Batia were Erichthonius and Zacynthus.

Mythology

After Dardanus died, his heir Ilus succeeded him to the throne. However, after his long reign, he died childless and heirless and thus his brother Erichthonius 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.

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