Cecrops

Kekrops

King of Attica whose body is part human and part serpent.

Genealogy

Agraulus

Agraulus, Erysichthon, Herse, Pandrosus

Places
  1. Athens
  2. Attica
Events
  1. Cecrops names the country of Acte Cecropia
  2. The gods take possession of cities in which each of them receives his own particular worship
  3. Athena plants an olive tree on the Acropolis
  4. Athena and Poseidon’s dispute over possession of Attica is adjudicated
  5. Cercrops becomes King of Attica
  6. Cecrops marries Agraulus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.1
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.2
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.5
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.6
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 2.6
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 5.3
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.1
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 31.5
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 38.3
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