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    Cecrops was a culture hero, teaching the Athenians marriage, reading and writing, and ceremonial burial. According to Strabo, the name of Cecrops is...
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  • Greek mythology, Cecrops (/ˈsiːkrɒps/; Ancient Greek: Κέκροψ, Kékrops; gen.: Κέκροπος) may refer to two legendary kings of Athens: Cecrops I, the first king...
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  • Erisichthon (lit. 'Earth-tearer'), was an Athenian prince as the son of King Cecrops I of Athens and Agraulus, daughter of King Actaeus. His possible sibling...
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  • Erysichthon, the son of Triopas Erysichthon (son of Cecrops), the Cecropid Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops I Erysichthon of Phlegra, the son of Gaia Erysichton...
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  • this surname of Artemis is derived from Colænus, King of Athens before Cecrops and a descendant of Hermes. In obedience to an oracle he erected a temple...
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    'rustic one') was an Athenian princess. Aglaurus was the daughter of King Cecrops and another Aglaurus, daughter of King Actaeus. She was the sister of Herse...
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  • preceded by Cecrops I, Cranaus, Amphictyon, and Erichthonius, and succeeded by Erechtheus, Cecrops II, and Pandion II. Castor makes Pandion I the son of...
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  • taking the lead from Avaris, capital of the Hyksos in Egypt. 1556 BC—Cecrops I builds or rebuilds Athens following the great flood of Deucalion and the...
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    by Pausanias as a winged man, sometimes with serpents instead of feet. Cecrops I: the mythical first King of Athens was half man, half snake. Chaac: the...
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  • of Athens according to the Parian Chronicle succeeded in the throne by Cecrops I Bertman, Martin (2003). "Editorial". Hobbes Studies. 16 (1): 2. doi:10...
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  • reported in the mythology of the following regions: Attica: Amphictyon, Cecrops I, Cranaus, Erichthonius, Periphas, Phlyus and ?Actaeus Boeotia: Ogyges...
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  • dynasty of China established (according to the Bamboo Annals). 1556 BC: Cecrops I builds or rebuilds Athens following the great flood of Deucalion and the...
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    Erichthonius Released from His Basket by Antonio Tempesta (1606) Les Filles de Cécrops découvrant l'enfant Érichthonios by Jacob Jordaens (1617) The Discovery...
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    Πανδρόσειον) was a sanctuary dedicated to Pandrosus, one of the daughters of Cecrops I, the first king of Attica Greece, located on the Acropolis of Athens....
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    most recognizable components of the rainforest. The genus is named after Cecrops I, the mythical first king of Athens. Common local names in Venezuela include...
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    carried off by Eos. Yet another figure associated with the water bearer is Cecrops I, a king of Athens who sacrificed water instead of wine to the gods. In...
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  • əs/;Ancient Greek: Κραναός) was the second King of Athens, succeeding Cecrops I. Cranaus married Pedias, a Spartan woman and daughter of Mynes, with whom...
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  • Kuk-Nashur IV Sukkalmah Kutik-Matlat Sukkalmah, ruler (c.1500 BC) Athens — Cecrops I, legendary King (1556–1506 BC) Cranaus, legendary King (1506–1497 BC)...
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    Agraulus, who was married to Cecrops, the first king of the city of Athens. According to the Bibliotheca, on the other hand, Cecrops was the first king of Attica...
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  • the Bibliotheca. He was preceded by Cecrops I, Cranaus, Amphictyon, Erichthonius, Pandion I, Erechtheus, and Cecrops II, and succeeded by Aegeus and Theseus...
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    figure in Greek mythology, the Athenian princess as the daughter of King Cecrops of Athens and Aglaurus, daughter of King Actaeus. Herse was the sister...
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  • in whose reign the deeds of Dionysus and Perseus occurred. Cecrops was the son of Pandion I, king of Athens and possibly the naiad Zeuxippe, and thus brother...
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  • and 4, translated by Frederic G. Kenyon Given the founding of Athens by Cecrops I and its first constitution in 1556 BC, its legal framework would have...
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    Erichthonius Discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops is a large 1617 oil-on-canvas painting by the Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens, now in the Royal Museum...
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  • Cecropia is a term derived from the Ancient Greek κέκρωψ (kékrōps, Latinized: cecrops) which means "face with a tail" and refers to the mythical first king of...
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    excavations on the Acropolis illuminated a little more. South I, (in the Acropolis museum). South I drawn in 1674. South II. South II drawn in 1674. South III...
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  • Automeris cecrops is 7748. These three subspecies belong to the species Automeris cecrops: Automeris cecrops cecrops (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris cecrops pamina...
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    gave the box to the three daughters (Herse, Aglaurus and Pandrosus) of Cecrops, the king of Athens, and warned them never to look inside. Pandrosus obeyed...
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    upon his establishment of the newly founded city (polis) of Attica, king Cecrops desired to appoint a patron deity and protector over his new city. Poseidon...
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    among his many sons and chose Cecrops II, named for the mythic founder-king Cecrops. Thus Erechtheus is succeeded by Cecrops II, his brother, according to...
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