Dardan

American  

[dahr-dn] / ˈdɑr dn /

Also Dardanian

adjective

1. Trojan.

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Dardan British  

/ dɑːˈdeɪnɪən, ˈdɑːdən /

noun

1. another name for a Trojan

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Etymology

Origin of Dardan

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Into the court She burst her way, then at her passion's height She climbed the pyre and bared the Dardan sword� A gift desired once, for no such need.

From Time Magazine Archive

And art thou that Æneas then, whom holy Venus bore Unto Anchises, Dardan lord, by Phrygian Simoïs' wave?

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

Dardan Acestes have ye here, sprung of the Godhead's seed; Take his goodwill and fellowship to help thee in thy rede.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

Let the false Dardan feel the blaze That burns me pouring on his gaze, And bear along, to cheer his way, The funeral presage of to-day.’”

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

And now begins the fame of Dardan Rome “To rise; the waves of Tiber from the hills “Of Appenine descending, bathe her walls: “Plac'd on a huge foundation shall she fix “Her empire's base.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.