Tros

Demigod by descent — king of the Troad and eponym of Troy and the Trojans, son of Erichthonius. Married Callirhoe daughter of Scamander; father of Ilus (founder of Ilion and ancestor of Priam), Assaracus (ancestor of Aeneas), and Ganymede. When Zeus snatched Ganymede away, Tros was consoled with a gift of immortal horses — the divine stock later withheld by Laomedon from Heracles.

Parentage

• paternal: Erichthonius

Children

• Assaracus
• Ganymede
• Ilus

Domains

• kingship
• city founding

Powers

• Eponymous kingship of Troy

Epithets

• Τρώς greek · Trōs · eponymThe eponym of Troy and the Trojans (Trōes); the land and people were named after him.Apollod. 3.12.2; Hom. Il. 20.230 (primary)

Relations

• father of: IlusHom. Il. 20.231-232; Apollod. 3.12.2 (primary)
• father of: AssaracusHom. Il. 20.231-232; Apollod. 3.12.2 (primary)
• father of: GanymedeHom. Il. 20.231-232; Apollod. 3.12.2 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Hom. Il. 5.265-272, 20.230-235; Apollod. 3.12.2; Hymn. Hom. Aphr. 202-217; Dion. Hal. 1.62 (primary)