Historiae Romanorum

Erichthonius

The son of Dardanus, he was the fourth mythical king of Troy.  Ericthonius was the world's richest man.  He owned three thousand horses.  These horses were so perfect that Boreas, the north wind, took the form of a stallion to mount them, producing twelve colts from his conquests.  His son Tros succeeded him on the throne.

Source(s):

1. Homer.  Iliad.

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