Erichthonius

Family: Athens · Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.12

Erichthonius is described in one account as the son of Dardanus and the brother of Ilus; when Ilus died childless, Erichthonius succeeded to the kingdom. Another account gives his parentage as Hephaestus and either Atthis, daughter of Cranaus, or Athena. Athena brought him up in secret and placed him in a chest entrusted to Pandrosus, forbidding her to open it: “Him Athena brought up unknown to the other gods.”

After Amphictyon had reigned twelve years, Erichthonius expelled him and became king of Athens. He married Astyoche, daughter of Simoeis, and they had Tros; he also married Praxithea, a Naiad nymph, by whom he had Pandion.

Relationship record

Life events

• Erichthonius expelled Amphictyon and became king of Athens.(Apollodorus, Library 3.14 · 📍 Athens)
  • With: Amphictyon
  • “and when he had reigned twelve years he was expelled by Erichthonius.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.12

• parent: Dardanus “And he had sons born to him, Ilus and Erichthonius”
• siblings with Ilus “And he had sons born to him, Ilus and Erichthonius, of whom Ilus died childless, and Erichthonius succeeded to the kingdom”
• married with Astyoche “Erichthonius succeeded to the kingdom and marrying Astyoche, daughter of Simoeis, begat Tros.”
• child: Tros “Erichthonius succeeded to the kingdom and marrying Astyoche, daughter of Simoeis, begat Tros.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.14

• parent: Hephaestus “Some say that this Erichthonius was a son of Hephaestus and Atthis, daughter of Cranaus, and some that he was a son of Hephaestus and Athena”
• parent: Atthis “Some say that this Erichthonius was a son of Hephaestus and Atthis, daughter of Cranaus”
• parent: Athena “some that he was a son of Hephaestus and Athena”
• guardian: Athena “Him Athena brought up unknown to the other gods”
• guardian: Pandrosus “having put him in a chest, she committed it to Pandrosus, daughter of Cecrops, forbidding her to open the chest.”
• married with Praxithea “and married Praxithea, a Naiad nymph”
• child: Pandion “by whom he had a son Pandion.”
• with Amphictyon (Erichthonius expelled Amphictyon.) “Erichthonius expelled Amphictyon and became king of Athens”

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