[4] He was the brother of Ilus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and possibly of Cleomestra.
[6] According to a less common version, Aesyetes and Cleomestra were also mentioned as parents of Assaracus.
[7] According to the Roman mythographer Hyginus, Ganymedes was not a brother of Assaracus, but rather his son.
[8] Assaracus inherited the throne of Dardania when his elder brother Ilus preferred to reign instead over his newly founded city of Ilium (which also became known as Troy).
As a tribute to all his good work, Assaracus was buried in the midst of Troy, close to the temple of Athena and the later palace of Priam.