Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Assaracus.
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Iliad
Homer
Homer's Trojan stemma names Assaracus son of Tros, brother of Ilus and Ganymede — the Dardanian branch that leads to Capys, Anchises and Aeneas.
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Assaracus
Son of Tros, father of Capys — the quieter Dardanid king through whom Aeneas' line runs, while Ilus holds Ilium.
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Aeneas
Assaracus' great-grandson — the Trojan who carries the Dardanian pedigree west after Troy falls.
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Tros
Assaracus' father — eponym of Troy, whose three sons split the royal house between Ilium and Dardania.