Dardanus or Dardanos may refer to:

Greek mythology

* Dardanus (son of Zeus), the son of Zeus and Electra, and ancestor of the Trojans *

Dardanus (mythological king) In Greek mythology, Dardanus (; el, Δάρδανος, ''Dardanos'') was a Scythian king, who was the father of Idaea, the second wife of Phineus, the king of Salmydessus in Thrace. After Idaea falsely accused Phineus' sons by his first wife, she ...

, a Scythian king, and the father of Idaea who was the wife of King Phineus * Dardanus, a son of Illyrius * Dardanus, the Trojan son of Bias, killed by Achilles * Dardanus, son of

Sophalexios In Greek mythology, Sophalexios (“skilled defender”) was the son of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, and Creusa, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth. Mythology As Jason was still married to Medea, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, when ...

and Lysimache, a daughter of King Priam of Troy

People

* Dardanus of Athens, a Stoic philosopher, c. 100 BC *

Caius Posthumus Dardanus Claudius Postumus Dardanus was a praetorian prefect of Gaul from the early fifth century AD, who was against Jovinus, considered as a usurper of imperial authority. Dardanus made him suffer the last penalty after he had been defeated in Valencia by ...

, a praetorian prefect of Gaul from the early fifth century *Dardanus, addressee of a letter by Saint Jerome; see Jerome#Letters

Music

* ''Dardanus'' (Rameau), an opera in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Dardanus'' (Sacchini), an opera in four acts by Antonio Sacchini

Drama

*''Dardanus'', a lost play by the Greek comic poet

Menander Menander (; grc-gre, Μένανδρος ''Menandros''; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His rec ...

*''Dardanus'', a lost play by the Roman comic poet

Caecilius Statius Statius Caecilius, also known as Caecilius Statius (; c. 220 BC – c. 166 BC), was a Roman comic poet. Life and work A contemporary and intimate friend of Ennius, according to tradition he was born in the territory of the Insubrian Ga ...

Animals

* ''Dardanus'' (crustacean), a genus of hermit crabs belonging to the family Diogenidae *''

Papilio dardanus ''Papilio dardanus'', the African swallowtail, mocker swallowtail or flying handkerchief, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). The species is broadly distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The British e ...

'', a swallowtail butterfly

Other

* Dardanus (city), an ancient city on the coast of the Hellespont, where the

Treaty of Dardanos The Treaty of Dardanos (85 BC) was a treaty between Rome and Pontus signed between Lucius Cornelius Sulla of Rome and King Mithridates VI of Pontus. It ended the First Mithridatic War. Defeat of Mithridates Due the victories over Mithridates by ...