Ogygus (Ogyges, Ho Gygos) is a mythological ruler in ancient Greece. Son of Boiotos. His spouse was Thebe, from whom the land of Thebes in Greece derives its name. For the computer game, see Myth (computer game). ... Antiquity means ancient times, and may be used of any period before the Middle Ages. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ...

He is said to have been king of the Ectenes, who were the first people to occupy the land of Thebes. He settled in the area then known as Acte (Akte). The land was called Ogygia in his honor, but was later known as Attica. The Alabama Council for Technology in Education (ACTE) was founded in the early 1980s to promote general education and knowledge of technology for Alabama students in grades 3-12 in many areas ranging from computer literacy to video production. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attikí) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...

His children are said to be sons Eleusinus (for whom the city Elesis was named), and Kadmos, and daughters Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelvinia.

He is said to have lived at the time of the exodus of the House of Israel from Egypt. It is also said that during his reign Phoroneus was ruling the Argives. For other uses of the name, see Exodus (disambiguation) Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the five books of Moses) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) and Christian Old Testament. ... In Greek mythology, Phoroneus was a culture-hero, son of Inachus and Melia. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ...

A great flood in Attica in his days derives its name, the Flood of Ogygia, from him. This flood, according to tradition, is dated to 1796 BC. He survived the flood, but many people perished. After the death of Ogygus, due to the very great destructions of the flood, Attica did not have a king for 189 years, until the time of Cecrops (Cecrops Diphyes). A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... (19th century BC - 18th century BC - 17th century BC - other centuries) (3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) Events 1787 - 1784 BC -- Amorite conquests of Uruk and Isin 1786 BC -- Egypt: End of Twelfth Dynasty, start of Thirteenth Dynasty, start of Fourteenth Dynasty 1766 BC -- Shang conquest of... 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. ...