Cecrops
- (in ancient Greek tradition) the first king of Attica, represented as half-human, half-dragon
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On the doors is Androgeus' death; thereby the children of Cecrops, bidden, ah me!
The Aeneid of VirgilVirgil
Cecrops was certainly a title of the Deity, who was worshipped under this emblem.
OphiolatreiaAnonymous
Some have said of Cecrops that he underwent a metamorphosis, being changed from a serpent to a man.
OphiolatreiaAnonymous
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?
Grass of ParnassusAndrew Lang