\b0 Son of \b \cf4 \ATXht8 Zeus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and Electra, he was the mythical ancestor of the Trojans and, throug
h them, the Romans. He founded the city in Troas that took his name and the Dardanelles, the ancient Hellespont, are also named after him. According to the Italic tradition, Dardanus was the son of Corithus, the Etruscan prince of Cortona, who emigrated