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
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
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
Kekrops, Erechtheus, and Erichthonios, are each and all serpentine in the lower portion of their bodies.
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
Perhaps the ancient image of Athena, the xoanon of olive wood, which fell from heaven, fell at the time Zeus smote Erechtheus, just as the wooden image of Dionysus Cadmus fell when Zeus destroyed Semele.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)
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