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
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
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
Athenian Orithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, was carried by Boreas to Thrace, where she bore Calais and Zetes.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Curtis C. Bushnell
Perhaps beneath the floor of the temple the chthonic Erechtheus was invoked and priestly response heard from above through the opening.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
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