Actaeus (Actaeüs) was the first king of Athens, father of Agraulus and father-in-law to Cecrops, the second king of Athens. Also gave Attica (Acte) its name before it was changed to Cecropia by Cecrops. Actaeus had no sons and was therefore succeeded by Cecrops. Jump to: navigation, search The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... The name Cecrops means face with a tail and it is said that this mythical Greek king, born from the earth itself, had his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or fish-tail form. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike;; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...
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