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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Athens | 1 |
| Pandion I of Athens | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
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autocthonous hero ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Acropolis of Athens
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
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.
this entity surface form:
King of Athens