Erechtheus in Greek Mythology was the name of a king of Athens, and a secondary name for two other characters Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Before the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the archons, Athens was ruled by kings. ...

1. In Homer's Iliad the name is applied to the earth-born son of Hephaestus later mostly called Erichthonius by later writers. Accordingly this Erichthonius is sometimes called Erechtheus I.
2. A second Erechtheus was son and heir to King Pandion I of Athens by Zeuxippe, this Pandion being son of Erichthonius/Erechtheus I. This later king Erechtheus distinguished as Erechtheus II
3. Poseidon in Athens was generally known as Poseidon Erechtheus and the vestibule of Poseidon's temple was named the Erechtheion.

The remainder of this article describes Erechtheus I. Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... The Iliad (Greek Ιλιάς, Ilias) tells part of the story of the siege of the city of Ilium, i. ... Hephaestus, Greek god of forging, riding an ass; Greek drinking cup (skyphos) made in the 5th century B.C. Hephaestus (Greek: Ἡφαιστος Hêphaistos) is the Greek god whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan; he is the god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire. ... Erichthonius can refer to: Erechthonius of Athens Erichthonius of Dardania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pandion can have several meanings. ... In Greek mythology, Zeuxippe was the name of several women. ...

According to Apollodorus, Erechtheus I had a twin brother named Butes who married Erechtheus' daughter Chthonia. Erechtheus and Butes divided the royal power possessed by Pandion, Erechtheus taking the physical rule but Butes taking the priesthood of Athena and Poseidon, this right being passed on to his descendants. Apollodorus was a popular name in the ancient world. ... In Greek mythology, the name Butes referred to four different people. ...

Erechtheus was father by his wife Praxithea of several daughers: Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris, Creusa, Oreithyia, Chthonia, and Merope some of whom have their own stories. Protogeneia was one of the daughters of King Erechtheus of Athens in Greek mythology. ... Making of Pandora This article is about the Greek mythological figure. ... In Greek mythology, Procris was the daughter of Erechtheus of Athens and wife of Cephalus. ... In Greek mythology, four people had the name Creusa. ... In Greek mythology, Oreithyia was the daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens. ... In Greek mythology, several unrelated women went by the name Merope (bee-mask later reinterpreted as honey-like or eloquent), which may, therefore, have denoted a position in the cult of the Great Mother rather than a mere individuals name: Merope, one of the Heliades Merope, foster mother of...

His reign was marked by the war between Athens and Eleusis when the Eleusians were commanded by Eumolpus of Thrace, who (accepting the most common genealogy) was son of Poseidon by Chione daugher of Boreas by Oreithyia daughter of Erechtheus and was therefore Erechtheus' own great-grandson. An oracle declared that Athens' surivial depended on the death one of the three daughters of Erechtheus. Perhaps three unmarried daughters is meant. But in one verision it is Chthonia who is sacrificed. In another both Protogeneia and Pandora, the two eldest, offer themselves up. In any case the remaining sisters, or at least some of them, are said to kill themselves. These unforunate daughters of Erechtheus became the Hyacinthides upon their death. Eleusis (Game) The cardgame invented by Robert Abbott in 1962, and later popularized in 1977 by Martin Gardner in his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American magazine. ... In Greek mythology, Eumolpus was the son of Poseidon and Chione (or Hermes and Aglaulus). ... Thrace (Greek Θρᾴκη Thrákē, Bulgarian Тракия Trakija, Turkish Trakya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... Andrea Doria as Neptune by Agnolo Bronzino: a potent allegory of Genoas hegemony in the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... In Greek mythology, Chione was the daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia. ... There was one person and one god known as Boreas in Greek mythology. ...

In the following battle between the forces of Athens and Eleusis, Erechtheus slew Eumolpus but then himself fell in battle, struck down by Poseidon's trident according to fragments of Euripides' tragedy Eumolpus. Or Zeus slew him with a thunderbolt at Poseidon's request. Euripides (c. ...

Erechtheus is succeeded by Cecrops II, his brother according to a fragment from the poet Castor but his son according to Apollodorus (3.15.1). 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. ... Apollodorus was a popular name in the ancient world. ...

Other sons of Erechtheus sometimes mentioned are Orneus, Metion, Pandorus, Thespius, and Eupalamus. In Greek mythology, Metion was a son of King Erechtheus of Athens or of Eupalamus son of King Erechtheus. ... In Greek mythology, Pandorus was a son of Erichthonius II of Athens and Praxithea. ...