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The following lists contain the chronological order of the title King of Athens (also prescribed earlier as kings of Attica), a semi-mythological title. Earliest kings. These three kings were supposed to have ruled before the flood of Deucalion. Erechtheid dynasty.
- Archons of Athens
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- Thymoetes
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- Archons of Athens
Erechtheid dynasty The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle , made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [4] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier ...
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Erechtheid dynasty The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle , made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [4] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier ...
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Aegeus. Amphictyon. Apheidas. Cecrops II. Codrus. Cranaus. Demophon of Athens. Erechtheus. Erichthonius of Athens. Megacles. Menestheus. Munichus. Nisos. Ogyges. Oxyntes. Pandion (hero) Pandion II. Periphas (king of Attica) Phorbas. Phytalus. Theseus. Thymoetes. Categories: Kings in Greek mythology. Attican characters in Greek mythology.
Erechtheion. The elegant building known as the Erechtheion, on the north side of the sacred rock of the Acropolis, was erected in 421-406 BC as a replacement of an earlier temple dedicated to Athena Polias, the so-called "Old temple". The name Erechtheion, mentioned only by Pausanias (1, 26, 5), derives from Erechtheus, the mythical king of ...
