Cecrops

/ (ˈsiːkrɒps) /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for Cecrops

They begin from Cecrops, and come down to the 160th Olympiad.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
Hence we may judge of the antiquity of the custom from the times to which Cecrops is referred.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
Tradition also relates that at Athens, until the time of Cecrops, children bore the name of their mother.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Some have said of Cecrops that he underwent a metamorphosis, being changed from a serpent to a man.
Ophiolatreia|Anonymous

The Greeks worshipped their gods without any visible representations of them until the time of Cecrops.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

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