Dardanus (In Greek legend

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• Dardanus — /dahr dn euhs/, n. Class. Myth. the ancestor of the Trojans. * * * ▪ Greek mythology       in Greek legend, the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra, mythical founder of Dardania on the Hellespont. He was the ancestor of the Dardanians of the Troad …   Universalium

• Ancient Greek flood myths — Greek mythology knows four floods, the sinking of Atlantis, the flood of Dardanus, the flood of Ogyges, and the flood of Deucalion. Two of these ended two of the Ages of Man: the Ogygian Deluge ended the Silver Age, and the flood of Deucalion… …   Wikipedia

• Dardanelles — /dahr dn elz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) the strait between European and Asian Turkey, connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. 40 mi. (64 km) long; 1 5 mi. (1.6 8 km) wide. Ancient, Hellespont. * * * ancient Hellespont Narrow strait… …   Universalium

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• Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… …   Wikipedia

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• Dardanelles — Coordinates: 40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E / 40.2; 26.4 …   Wikipedia

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