Asius was 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 resided 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. This Asius does not die in the narrative of the Iliad, but
Dictys Cretensis says he was slain by
Ajax.