Erichthonius

Family: Erechtheidae · Role: founder of Creusa's race · First appears: Euripides, Ion — Scene 1

In Scene 2, Creusa identifies Erichthonius as her father’s grandsire, and says Athena reared him from the ground and placed him in maidens’ hands. In Scene 7, Earth is said to have produced him, “the founder of thy race”; while he was a babe, Athena gave him two drops of Gorgon’s blood, which he later gave to Creusa.

Relationship record

Life events

• Pallas gave Erichthonius two drops of Gorgon’s blood.(Euripides, Ion — Scene 7)
  • With: Athena
  • “To him whilst yet a babe did Pallas give—”
• Erichthonius gave Creusa the drops of Gorgon’s blood.(Euripides, Ion — Scene 7)
  • With: Creusa
  • “With links of gold she fastened them; this to my sire did Erichthonius give.”

Euripides, Ion — Scene 2

• younger kin: Creusa “Was thy father’s grandsire really sprung from Earth? CREUSA. Yes, Erichthonius was; but my high birth avails me not”
• guardian: Athena “Is it true Athena reared him from the ground? CREUSA. Aye, and into maidens’ hands, though not his mother’s—”

Euripides, Ion — Scene 7

• younger kin: Creusa “Him whom Earth produced, the founder of thy race?”
• parent: Earth “Him whom Earth produced, the founder of thy race?”
• with Athena (Pallas gave Erichthonius two drops of Gorgon's blood.) “To him whilst yet a babe did Pallas give—”
• with Creusa (Erichthonius gave the charm to Creusa's sire; the sire is not named.) “With links of gold she fastened them; this to my sire did Erichthonius give.”

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