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Capys
In
Roman
and
Greek mythology
,
Capys
(; ) was a name attributed to three individuals:
King of
Dardania
during the
Iliad
and
Aeneid
. He was a son of
Assaracus
and
Hieromneme
(daughter of Simois), and father of
Anchises
by his wife
Themiste
, sister of
Laomedon
and daughter of
Ilus
and
Eurydice
and so grandfather of
Aeneas
. He, or a different Capys, founded the city of
Capua
.
The
Trojan
who warned not to bring the
Trojan horse
into the city.
Mythological
king
of
Alba Longa
and descendant of Aeneas. Said to have reigned from 963 to 935 BC.
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