Erechtheus
Britishnoun
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His father, King Erechtheus of Athens, was usually said to be the king in whose reign Demeter came to Eleusis and agriculture began.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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King Erechtheus, her father, rewarded with her hand a foreigner who had helped him in a war.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Boreas, the North Wind, fell in love with her, but her father, Erechtheus, and the people of Athens, too, were opposed to his suit.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The διπλοὑν οἱκημα of Erechtheus consisted of two chambers one behind the other with reference to the porch.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
Unless the painting of Erechtheus was separate from those of the Butadae, then the new arrangement of the interior permits a satisfactory solution of the difficulty.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
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