Capys (son of Assaracus)

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

Capys
King of Dardania
Member of the Dardanian Royal Family
Predecessor	Assaracus
Successor	Anchises
Abode	Dardania
Genealogy
Parents	Assaracus and Hieromneme or Clytodora
Siblings	Ganymede
Consort	Hieromneme or Themiste (or Themis)
Children	Anchises and Acoetes

Family

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

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

Family tree

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Oceanus Tethys Atlas Pleione Scamander Idaea Simoeis Zeus/Jupiter Electra Teucer Dardanus Batea Ilus Erichthonius Astyoche Callirrhoe Tros Ilus Ganymede Assaracus Hieromneme Laomedon Themiste Capys Priam Anchises Aphrodite/Venus Latinus Creusa Aeneas Lavinia Ascanius Silvius Aeneas Silvius Latinus Silvius Alba Atys Capys Capetus Tiberinus Silvius Agrippa Romulus Silvius Aventinus Procas Numitor Amulius Ares/Mars Rhea Silvia/Ilia Hersilia Romulus Remus