Flood of Dardanus

• The Flood of Dardanus refers to an Ancient Greek Flood Myth which occurred under Dardanus, the King of Arcadia.

The Myth

• Dardanus was the king of Arcadia, married to Chryse, and the son of Zeus and Electra.
• When Zeus sent a Great Flood, Dardanus and his brother Lasion, set sail on a boat that they had built.
• When the waters subsided they landed on Samothrace.
• Dardanus’ grandson Tros eventually founded Troy, and the Dardanelles are named after Dardanus.

The Three Ancient Greek Flood Myths

1. Flood of Ogyges, ended the Silver Age.
2. Flood of Deucalion, ended the first Bronze Age.
3. Flood of Dardanus

Ages of Man

• The Five Ages of Man in Greek Mythology were first described by Hesiod in c. 700 BCE.
• Later St. Jerome added specific dates.
  1. Golden Age (c.1710-1674 BCE)
  2. Silver Age (c.1674-1628 BCE) ended by the Ogygian Flood.
  3. Bronze Age (c.1628-1472 BCE) ended by the Deucalion Flood.
  4. Heroic Age (c.1460-1103 BCE)
  5. Iron Age (1103 BCE-300 CE)