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In Greek mythology, King Erichthonius (/ ə r ɪ k ˈ θ oʊ n i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἐριχθόνιος, romanized: Erikhthónios) was a legendary early ruler of ancient Athens. According to some myths , he was autochthonous (born of the soil, or Earth) and adopted or raised by the goddess Athena .
The earth-born son was sired by Hephaestus, whose semen Athena wiped from her thigh with a fillet of wool cast to earth, by which Gaia was made pregnant. In the contest for patronage of Athens between Poseidon and Athena, the salt spring on the Acropolis where Poseidon's trident struck was known as the sea of Erechtheus .
In another version of the story, as told by the Bibliotheca, Hephaestus attempted to rape Athena but was unsuccessful. His semen fell on the ground, impregnating Gaia. Gaia did not want the infant Erichthonius, so she gave the baby to the goddess Athena. Athena gave the baby in a box to three women — Aglaurus and her two sisters — and ...
[137] [88] [138] Athena adopted Erichthonius as her son and raised him. [137] [138] The Fabulae, a work of Roman mythography attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus, records a similar story in which Hephaestus demanded Zeus to let him marry Athena since he was the one who had smashed open Zeus's skull, allowing Athena to be born. [137]
In Greek mythology, Erichthonius (/ ə r ɪ k ˈ θ oʊ n i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἐριχθόνιος, romanized: Erikhthónios) may refer to the following figures: Erichthonius, the son of Hephaestus, and legendary king of Athens. [1] Erichthonius, son of Dardanus, and king of Troy. [2]
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Erichthonius: Earth-born son of Hephaestus and either Gaia, Athena or Atthis 1437–1397 BC: Pandion I: Son of Erichthonius 1397–1347 BC: Erechtheus: Son of Pandion I 1347–1307 BC: Cecrops II: Son of Erechtheus; omitted in Heraclides' epitome of Aristotle's Constitution of the Athenians [7] 1307–1282 BC: Pandion II: Son of Cecrops II 1282 ...