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πŸ‘€ Erechtheus

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  • Information
    son of Pandion, king of Athens
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301219
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/44883
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/iz31wxKHSsW7zX_NYVMnJwG
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Has a twinBirth is narrated
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Pandion (Athenian I) king of Athens, son of ErichthoniosπŸ‘€ Zeuxippe (Athenian) wife of Pandion
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Creousa (Athenian I) daughter of Erechtheus, mother of IonπŸ‘€ Procris (hunter) daughter of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Cecrops (Athenian II) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Pandaros (Athenian) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Metion (s. of Erechtheus) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Chthonia (Athenian) daughter of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, abducted by BoreasπŸ‘€ Sicyon eponym of SicyonπŸ‘€ Orneus (Athenian) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Merope (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, mother of DaidalosπŸ‘€ Thespios king of Thespiai, from AthensπŸ‘€ Eupalamos father of DaidalosπŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Erechtheus that die by suicide after Chthonia offers herself as a sacrifice
    Twin of
    πŸ‘€ Boutes (Athenian I) son of Pandion
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Praxithea (Athenian II) daughter of Prasimos and wife of Erechtheus
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Praxithea (Athenian II) daughter of Prasimos and wife of Erechtheus
    Born at
    🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
    Ruler of
    🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainland
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Thracian) son of Poseidon and Chione, fights ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Immarados son of EumolposπŸ‘€ Chthonia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus
    Dies at
    🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian god
    Cult sites
    πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Erechtheus (Athens)
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Creousa (Athenian I) daughter of Erechtheus, mother of IonπŸ‘€ Procris (hunter) daughter of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Boutes (Athenian I) son of PandionπŸ‘€ Pandion (Athenian I) king of Athens, son of ErichthoniosπŸ‘€ Philomela daughter of PandionπŸ‘€ Procne daughter of PandionπŸ‘€ Zeuxippe (Athenian) wife of Pandion🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ‘€ Cecrops (Athenian II) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Chthonia (Athenian) daughter of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Oreithyia (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, abducted by BoreasπŸ‘€ Pandaros (Athenian) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Praxithea (Athenian II) daughter of Prasimos and wife of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Metion (s. of Erechtheus) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Thracian) son of Poseidon and Chione, fights Erechtheus🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at DelphiπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Immarados son of EumolposπŸ‘€ Acamas (Athenian) son of TheseusπŸ‘€ Aias (the greater) son of Telamon, leader of the Salamis contingent at Troy, 'the greater'πŸ‘€ Aigeus (Athenian) king of AthensπŸ‘€ Antiochos (Heraclid) son of Heracles, eponym of Attic tribe AntiochisπŸ‘€ Leos (Athenian II) Attic eponymous heroπŸ‘€ Hippothoon (Attic) eponymous hero of Hippothontis, deme of Attica, son of Poseidon and AlopeπŸ‘€ Oineus (Athenian) bastard son of PandionπŸ‘€ Sicyon eponym of SicyonπŸ‘€ Orneus (Athenian) son of ErechtheusπŸ‘€ Thespios king of Thespiai, from AthensπŸ‘€ Ion (Achaian) son of Xouthos, eponym of the IoniansπŸ‘€ Cecrops (Athenian I) king of AthensπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Pandion (Athenian II) king of Athens, son of CecropsπŸ‘€ Codros Athenian king, son of MelanthosπŸ‘€ Neileus (Ionian) leader in the Ionian migration, son of Codros sometimes associated with Pylos rather than AthensπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Erechtheus (Athens)πŸ‘€ Xouthos (s. of Hellen)🌍 Attica region of the Greek mainlandπŸ‘€ Merope (Athenian) daughter of Erechtheus, mother of DaidalosπŸ›οΈ the Prytaneion (Athens)🏺 the Axe of Zeus Polieus (Athens) put on trial at the Prytaneon in AthensπŸ‘₯ the Salamis Contingent at Troy (attackers) part of the Greek contingent🌍 Egypt region in North AfricaπŸ‘€ Demeter Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Eupalamos father of DaidalosπŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Creon (Theban) king of ThebesπŸ‘€ Priam king of TroyπŸ‘€ Boreas personification of the north windπŸ‘€ Triptolemos Eleusinian, spreader of agricultureπŸ‘€ Orpheus husband of EurydiceπŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Eleusinian) establishes rites at EleusisπŸ‘€ Philaios (Salaminian) son of EurysacesπŸ‘€ Cleopatra (Thracian) wife of Phineus
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.7.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.14.8πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.15.5πŸ“– Pausanias 1.5.1-1.5.2πŸ“– Pausanias 1.5.3πŸ“– Pausanias 1.27.4πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.6.5-2.6.7πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.10πŸ“– Pausanias 2.25.5-2.25.6πŸ“– Pausanias 2.14.2-2.14.4πŸ“– Pausanias 9.19.1πŸ“– Pausanias 9.26.6πŸ“– Pausanias 7.1.5πŸ“– Pausanias 10.10.1πŸ“– Pausanias 1.26.5-1.26.6πŸ“– Pausanias 7.1.2πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 19.4-19.7πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 32.1-33.2πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.10-1.28.11πŸ“– Pausanias 10.29.5-10.29.7πŸ“– Pausanias 1.38.3πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 381-398πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 10 MostπŸ“– Euripides, Hippolytos 121-165πŸ“– Euripides, Medeia 1351-1385πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 834-855πŸ“– Sophocles, Aias 201-240πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 650-725πŸ“– Lucian, The Mistaken Critic 11πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 7 1-22πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 2 12-32πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.29.1-1.29.5πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.29.1-4.29.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.43.3-4.44.6πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.76.1-4.76.7πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.2πŸ“– Strabo 8.7.1πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.675-6.721πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 1322-1340πŸ“– Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 16πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 494-534βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 1 HollisπŸ“– Callimachus, Hecale fr. 86 HollisπŸ“– Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 41πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.690-7.758πŸ“– Sophocles, Antigone 929-987πŸ“– Conon, Narrations 27πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 16.213-16.378
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusEuripides, Suppliant WomenHesiod, EhoiaiEuripides, HippolytosEuripides, MedeiaEuripides, Phoenician WomenSophocles, AiasLucian, The Mistaken CriticPindar, Pythian 7Pindar, Isthmian 2Diodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboOvid, MetamorphosesLycophron, AlexandraLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesCallimachus, HecaleAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesSophocles, AntigoneConon, NarrationsOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Atthis HistoriansHesiod, EhoiaiAsiosCleidemos of AthensDionysios Scytobrachion
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Atthis Historians FGrHist 329 fr. 8πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 170 MostπŸ“– Asios fr. 11 WestπŸ“– Cleidemos of Athens BNJ 323 fr. 17πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 18 Rusten
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Hydria attributed to the Christie Painter (Benaki 31115; Beazley 41133)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Bronze Statue Group of Eponymous Heroes in the Athenian Agora (LIMC Antiochos 9)🎨 Statue of Erechtheus and Eumolpos on the Acropolis, Athens, perhaps by Myron (LIMC Eumoplos 15)🎨 Bronze Statue Group dedicated by the Athenians at Delphi (Not Extant); LIMC Antiochos 8)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Egypt region in North Africa
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