Ilus (son of Tros)

Ilus
Eponymous Founder and King of Ilium
Member of the Trojan Royal Family
PredecessorTros
SuccessorLaomedon
AbodeDardania, later Ilium (Troy)
Genealogy
ParentsTros and Callirhoe or Acallaris
SiblingsAssaracus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and Cleomestra
ConsortEurydice or Leucippe or Batea
ChildrenThemiste (or Themis), Telecleia;
Tithonus and Ganymede and Laomedon King of Troy

In Greek mythology, Ilus (/ˈls/; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος Ilos) was the founder of the city called Ilios or Ilion (Latinized as Ilium) to which he gave his name.[1] When the latter became the chief city of the Trojan people it was also often called Troy, the name by which it is best known today. In some accounts, Ilus was described to have a plume of horsehair.[2]