Tros
mythological figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Tros, king of the Trojans
in the texts
Iliad
King of the Trojans, son of Erichthonios, whose name is the source of 'Trojan'; father of Ilos, Assarakos, and Ganymede.
Erichthonios begat Tros, king of the Trojans, and Tros had three noble sons, Ilos, Assarakos, and Ganymede who was comeliest of mortal men;
Hymn 5 to Aphrodite
Tros is the grieving father of Ganymedes who receives consolation and horses from Zeus.
So when Tros heard these tidings from Zeus, he no longer kept mourning but rejoiced in his heart and rode joyfully with his storm-footed horses.
for he knew not whither the heaven-sent whirlwind had caught up his dear son, so that he mourned him always, unceasingly, until Zeus pitied him and gave him high-stepping horses such as carry the immortals as recompense for his son.