Erichthonius of Athens

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Erichthonius of Athens is a mythical early king of Athens in Greek mythology, often depicted as an autochthonous or earth-born figure associated with Athena and the founding of key Athenian cults and institutions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
King of Athens 1
Pandion I of Athens 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
autocthonous hero
mythological king
associatedWith Acropolis of Athens NERFINISHED
Athena NERFINISHED
Athenian autochthony
Athenian kingship
Gaia NERFINISHED
Hephaestus NERFINISHED
Panathenaic festival NERFINISHED
Parthenon NERFINISHED
child Pandion I of Athens NERFINISHED
connectedWith Athenian autochthony myth
Athenian identity
cult of Athena Polias
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
creditedWith establishing the worship of Athena Polias
founding the Panathenaic festival
inventing the quadriga
culture Athenian culture
depictedAs infant in a chest
serpent-tailed man
ethnicGroup Athenians NERFINISHED
father Hephaestus NERFINISHED
genre heroic myth
hasQuality autochthonous
culture hero
earth-born
mentionedIn Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus NERFINISHED
Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED
mother Gaia NERFINISHED
mythology Greek mythology NERFINISHED
notableEvent birth from the earth
discovery by the daughters of Cecrops
institution of the Panathenaic festival
introduction of the four-horse chariot
positionHeld king of Athens
predecessor Cecrops I of Athens NERFINISHED
raisedBy Athena NERFINISHED
realm Attica NERFINISHED
residence Acropolis of Athens NERFINISHED
Athens NERFINISHED
spouse Pasithea of Athens NERFINISHED
successor Pandion I of Athens NERFINISHED
symbol serpent
worshippedAt Acropolis of Athens NERFINISHED
Athens NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erichthonius distinguishedFrom Erichthonius of Athens
Philomela father Erichthonius of Athens
this entity surface form: Pandion I of Athens
Cranaus positionHeld Erichthonius of Athens
this entity surface form: King of Athens