Assaracus
Greek · scion · pre trojan war · Recorded classification
Demigod by descent — son of Tros and ancestor of the junior Dardanid (Aeneadan) branch. Married Hieromneme daughter of Simoeis; father of Capys, grandfather of Anchises, great-grandfather of Aeneas (Iliad 20.232-241). This is the branch Poseidon preserves in Iliad 20 on the prophecy that the descendants of Aeneas will rule the Trojans.
Parentage
- paternal: Tros
Children
Domains
- kingship
Powers
- Progenitor of the Aeneadae branch
Relations
- father of: CapysHom. Il. 20.239; Apollod. 3.12.2 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Hom. Il. 20.232-241; Apollod. 3.12.2; Dion. Hal. 1.62; Verg. Aen. 6.650, 9.643 (primary)