Sardus


Sardus or also Sardus Pater was the eponymous mythological hero of the Nuragic Sardinians. Sardus appears in the writings of various classical authors, like Sallust and Pausanias.

Ancient sources

According to Sallust, Sardus son of Hercules, left Libya along with a great multitude of men and occupied the island of Sardinia, which was so named after him. Later Pausanias confirms the story of Sallust and in the second century CE writes that Sardus was the son of Makeris, and that the island of Sardinia changed its name from Ichnusa to Sardinia in honor of Sardus.