ERECTHEUS or ERICHTHONIUS

ERECTHEUS or ERICHTHONIUS: the mythical first king of Athens; favoured and protected from infancy by Athena, to whom accordingly he dedicated the city; he was buried in the temple of Athena, and worshipped afterwards as a god; it is fabled of him that when an infant he was committed by Athena in a chest to the care of Agraulos and Herse, under a strict charge not to pry into it; they could not restrain their curiosity, opened the chest, saw the child entwined with serpents, were seized with madness, and threw themselves down from the height of the Acropolis to perish at the foot.

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Erectheus — In Greek mythology, Erectheus was an early king of Athens. Early writers often identified him with either Erichthonius, who later became known as his grandfather, or with the god Poseidon, whose attributes he often shares, and whose rites on the… … Wikipedia
Erichthonius of Athens — King Erichthonius (also written Erichthonios, Ancient Greek: Polytonic|Ἐριχθόνιος), an early ruler of Athens, was, according to some legends, autochthonous (born of the soil, or Earth) and raised by the goddess Athena. Early Greek histories do… … Wikipedia

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