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Capys (son of Assaracus)

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Capys
King of Dardania
Member of the Dardanian Royal Family
PredecessorAssaracus
SuccessorAnchises
AbodeDardania
Genealogy
ParentsAssaracus and Hieromneme or Clytodora
SiblingsGanymede
ConsortHieromneme or Themiste (or Themis)
ChildrenAnchises and Acoetes

In Roman and Greek mythology, Capys (Ancient Greek: Κάπυς, romanizedKápys) was a king of Dardania during the Iliad and Aeneid.[1]

Family

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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]

Mythology

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Capys or a different Capys, founded the city of Capua.[6]

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