British Dictionary definitions for cecrops

Cecrops

noun

(in ancient Greek tradition) the first king of Attica, represented as half-human, half-dragon

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Historical Examples

On the doors is Androgeus' death; thereby the children of Cecrops, bidden, ah me!
The Aeneid of Virgil
Virgil
Cecrops was certainly a title of the Deity, who was worshipped under this emblem.
Ophiolatreia
Anonymous
Some have said of Cecrops that he underwent a metamorphosis, being changed from a serpent to a man.
Ophiolatreia
Anonymous
They begin from Cecrops, and come down to the 160th Olympiad.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.
Jacob Bryant
The Poet says, dear city of Cecrops, and wilt thou not say, dear city of Zeus?
Grass of Parnassus
Andrew Lang

Cecrops

Examples from the Web for cecrops

Historical Examples

On the doors is Androgeus' death; thereby the children of Cecrops, bidden, ah me!

Cecrops was certainly a title of the Deity, who was worshipped under this emblem.

Some have said of Cecrops that he underwent a metamorphosis, being changed from a serpent to a man.

They begin from Cecrops, and come down to the 160th Olympiad.

The Poet says, dear city of Cecrops, and wilt thou not say, dear city of Zeus?