Dardanus
Dardanus may refer to:
Greek mythology
- Dardanus (son of Zeus), the son of Zeus and Electra, and ancestor of the Trojans
- Dardanus (Scythian king), a Scythian king, and the father of Idaea who was the wife of King Phineus
- Dardanus (son of Illyrius), mythical ancestor of Dardani
- Dardanus, the Trojan son of Bias, killed by Achilles
People
- Dardanus of Athens, a Stoic philosopher, c. 100 BC
- Caius Posthumus Dardanus, a praetorian prefect of Gaul from the early fifth century
- Dardanus, addressee of a letter by Saint Jerome; see Jerome#Letters
Music
- Dardanus (Rameau), an opera in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Dardanus (Sacchini), an opera in four acts by Antonio Sacchini
Drama
- Dardanus, a lost play by the Greek comic poet Menander
- Dardanus, a lost play by the Roman comic poet Caecilius Statius
Animals
- Dardanus (crustacean), a genus of hermit crabs belonging to the family Diogenidae
- Papilio dardanus, a swallowtail butterfly
Other
- Dardanus (city), an ancient city on the coast of the Hellespont, where the Treaty of Dardanos was signed
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