Ilus was the son of
Tros and Callirrhoë. He married Eurydice, the daughter of Adrastus, and she bore him
Laomedon and
Themiste. He founded the city of Troy (Greek Mos, Latin Mum) and in it, where the Palladium dropped (see
Pallas), the famous temple for Athena. His name seems to derive from He, 'troop', which seems appropriate.
