Dardanus or Dardanos may refer to:

Greek mythology

Dardanus (son of Zeus) In Greek mythology, Dardanus (; Ancient Greek: Δάρδανος, ''Dardanos'') was the founder of the city of Dardanus at the foot of Mount Ida in the Troad. Dardanus, a son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra, was a significant figure in Greek m ...

, the son of Zeus and Electra, and ancestor of the Trojans *

Dardanus (mythological king) In Greek mythology, Dardanus (; , ''Dardanos'') was a Scythian king, who was the father of Idaea, the second wife of Phineus, the king of Salmydessus in Thrace. After Idaea falsely accused Phineus' sons by his first wife, she was sent back to Dard ...

, a Scythian king, and the father of Idaea who was the wife of King Phineus * Dardanus, a son of

Illyrius Illyrius (, ''Illyriós'') is the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, who eventually ruled Illyria and became the eponymous ancestor of the Illyrians. Illyrius/Illyriós/Illyri is a name known in different stories found in ancient Greek mythology. Etym ...

* Dardanus, the Trojan son of

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, killed by Achilles * Dardanus, son of

Sophalexios In Greek mythology, Sophalexios (“skilled defender”) was the son of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, and Creusa, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth. Mythology As Jason was still married to Medea, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, when ...

and Lysimache, a daughter of King Priam of Troy

People

* Dardanus of Athens, a Stoic philosopher, c. 100 BC * Caius Posthumus Dardanus, a praetorian prefect of Gaul from the early fifth century

Music

* ''Dardanus'' (Rameau), an opera in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Dardanus'' (Sacchini), an opera in four acts by Antonio Sacchini * Dardanus (Raymond Leppard recording), an album of 1981

Drama

*''Dardanus'', a lost play by the Greek comic poet

Menander Menander (; ; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek scriptwriter and the best-known representative of Athenian Ancient Greek comedy, New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His record at the Cit ...

*''Dardanus'', a lost play by the Roman comic poet

Caecilius Statius Statius Caecilius, also known as Caecilius Statius (; c. 220 BC – c. 166 BC), was a Celtic Roman comic poet. Life and work A contemporary and intimate friend of Ennius, according to tradition he was born in the territory of the Celti ...

Animals

* Dardanus (crustacean), genus of hermit crabs belonging to the family Diogenidae

Other

Dardanus (city) Dardanus or Dardanum (, ''Dardanos'', the feminine form; , ''Dardanon'', the neuter) was an ancient city in the Troad. It was sometimes called Dardania (, ''Dardania'', neuter plural of adjective Dardanios), a term used also for the district arou ...

, an ancient city on the coast of the Hellespont *

Treaty of Dardanos The Treaty of Dardanos (85 BC) was a treaty between Rome and Pontus signed between Lucius Cornelius Sulla of Rome and King Mithridates VI of Pontus. It ended the First Mithridatic War. Defeat of Mithridates Due the victories over Mithridates by ...