Cecrops

Family: Attica · Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.14

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Cecrops)

Life events

• Athena received Attica and named the city Athens after herself.(Apollodorus, Library 3.14 · 📍 Attica)
  • With: Athena
  • “And in accordance with their verdict the country was adjudged to Athena, because Cecrops bore witness that she had been the first to plant the olive. Athena, therefore, called the city Athens after herself”
• Poseidon destroyed Erechtheus and his house, and Cecrops succeeded to the throne.(Apollodorus, Library 3.15)
  • With: Poseidon Erechtheus
  • “But Poseidon having destroyed Erechtheus and his house, Cecrops, the eldest of the sons of Erechtheus, succeeded to the throne.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.14

• married with Agraulus (wife of Cecrops) “Cecrops married Agraulus, daughter of Actaeus”
• child: Erysichthon “Cecrops married Agraulus, daughter of Actaeus, and had a son Erysichthon”
• child: Agraulus (daughter of Cecrops) “and Cecrops had daughters, Agraulus, Herse, and Pandrosus.”
• child: Herse “and Cecrops had daughters, Agraulus, Herse, and Pandrosus.”
• child: Pandrosus “and Cecrops had daughters, Agraulus, Herse, and Pandrosus.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.15

• married with Metiadusa “He married Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus”
• child: Pandion “and begat Pandion.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.