Capys of Dardania
In Roman and Greek mythology, Capys (Ancient Greek: Κάπυς, romanized: Kápys) was a king of Dardania during the Iliad and Aeneid.[1]
| Capys | |
|---|---|
King of Dardania | |
| Member of the Dardanian Royal Family | |
| Predecessor | Assaracus |
| Successor | Anchises |
| Abode | Dardania |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Assaracus and Hieromneme or Clytodora |
| Siblings | Ganymede |
| Consort | Hieromneme or Themiste (or Themis) |
| Children | Anchises and Acoetes |
He was the son of Assaracus and either Hieromneme or Clytodora. Capys succeeded his father as king and married either Hieromneme or his cousin Themiste, with whom he fathered Anchises and Acoetes. Anchises later became the beloved of goddess Aphrodite and fathered Aeneas, while Acoetes fathered the priest Laocoon. Capys is also associated with founding the city of Capua, though this may refer to a different Capys.
Family
Capys was the son of Assaracus[2] by either Hieromneme (naiad daughter of Simois)[3] or Clytodora.[4] He succeeded his father as king over the Dardanians and married a Hieromneme [4] or his cousin Themiste, the daughter of Ilus, founder of Troy. With her, he fathered Anchises and Acoetes.[5] The former son who was a handsome lad later become the beloved of the goddess Aphrodite and the father of the famous Aeneas while the latter one, became the father of the priest Laocoon. In some versions of the myth, Capys was the brother of Ganymede while his mother Hieromneme was also called his wife.[4]
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References
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- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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