Asius, son of
Hyrtacus, was the leader of the
Trojan allies that hailed from, on, or near the
Dardanelles.[1] He was a son of
Hyrtacus and
Arisbe, the latter being first wife of King
Priam and daughter of
Merops. Asius led the contingent from a cluster of towns on both sides of the
Hellespont, including
Arisbe,
Percote,
Abydos and
Sestus. This last town was the only one to lie on the European (northern) side of the Dardanelles; the rest were situated on the Asian (southern) side. Asius himself lived in the town of Arisbe, by the river Selleis. Asius had two brothers, named
Nisus and
Hippocoon, according to
Virgil. All three men fought at
Troy as allies of King Priam. During the assault on the
Achaean wall, Asius was the only soldier not to listen to
Hector and
Polydamas, and did not dismount from his chariot. Asius was killed by the Cretan king
Idomeneus during the assault.
Asius, a
Phrygian leader and son of King
Dymas, and brother of Queen
Hecuba of Troy. Asius, son of Dymas, belonged to a tribe of Phrygians who lived by the River
Sangarius. He had two sons,
Adamas and
Phaenops. In the Iliad, Apollo is said to have taken Asius's shape to encourage Hector to fight
Patroclus.[2] This Asius does not die in the narrative of the Iliad, but
Dictys Cretensis says he was killed by
Ajax.
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Asius, son of
Hyrtacus, was the leader of the
Trojan allies that hailed from, on, or near the
Dardanelles.[1] He was a son of
Hyrtacus and
Arisbe, the latter being first wife of King
Priam and daughter of
Merops. Asius led the contingent from a cluster of towns on both sides of the
Hellespont, including
Arisbe,
Percote,
Abydos and
Sestus. This last town was the only one to lie on the European (northern) side of the Dardanelles; the rest were situated on the Asian (southern) side. Asius himself lived in the town of Arisbe, by the river Selleis. Asius had two brothers, named
Nisus and
Hippocoon, according to
Virgil. All three men fought at
Troy as allies of King Priam. During the assault on the
Achaean wall, Asius was the only soldier not to listen to
Hector and
Polydamas, and did not dismount from his chariot. Asius was killed by the Cretan king
Idomeneus during the assault.
Asius, a
Phrygian leader and son of King
Dymas, and brother of Queen
Hecuba of Troy. Asius, son of Dymas, belonged to a tribe of Phrygians who lived by the River
Sangarius. He had two sons,
Adamas and
Phaenops. In the Iliad, Apollo is said to have taken Asius's shape to encourage Hector to fight
Patroclus.[2] This Asius does not die in the narrative of the Iliad, but
Dictys Cretensis says he was killed by
Ajax.
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.