InGreek mythology,Asius (Ancient Greek:Ἄσιος,Asios) refers to two people who fought during theTrojan War:

• Asius, son ofHyrtacus, was the leader of theTrojan allies that hailed from, on, or near theDardanelles.^[1] He was a son ofHyrtacus andArisbe, the latter being first wife of KingPriam and daughter ofMerops. Asius led the contingent from a cluster of towns on both sides of theHellespont, includingArisbe,Percote,Abydos andSestus. This last town was the only one to lie on the European (northern) side of the Dardanelles; the rest were situated on the Asian (southern) side. Asius himself lived in the town of Arisbe, by the river Selleis. Asius had two brothers, namedNisus andHippocoon, according toVirgil. All three men fought atTroy as allies of King Priam. During the assault on theAchaean wall, Asius was the only soldier not to listen toHector andPolydamas, and did not dismount from his chariot. Asius was killed by the Cretan kingIdomeneus during the assault.
• Asius, aPhrygian leader and son of KingDymas, and brother of QueenHecuba of Troy. Asius, son of Dymas, belonged to a tribe of Phrygians who lived by the RiverSangarius. He had two sons,Adamas andPhaenops. In theIliad, Apollo is said to have taken Asius's shape to encourage Hector to fightPatroclus.^[2] This Asius does not die in the narrative of the Iliad, butDictys Cretensis says he was killed byAjax.
• Asius, son ofImbrasus and companion ofAeneas inItaly.^[3]

• Homer,The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.ISBN 978-0674995796.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer,Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.ISBN 978-0198145318.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Vergilius Maro,Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Vergilius Maro,Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900.Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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