Aglaulus is the name of three figures in
Greek mythology.1. Aglaulus, daughter of
Actaeus, king of
Athens. She married
Cecrops and became the mother of
Erysichthon, Aglaulus (see below),
Herse, and
Pandrosus.2. Aglaulus, daughter of
Cecrops and the Aglaulus listed above. According to
Apollodorus,
Hephaestus attempted to rape
Athena but was unsuccessful. His semen fell on the ground, impregnating
Gaia. Gaia didn't want the infant
Erichthonius, so she gave the baby to Athena. Athena gave three sisters--
Herse,
Pandrosus and Aglaulus--the baby in a small box and warned them to never open it. Aglaulus and Herse opened the box which contained the infant future king, Erichthonius. The sight caused Herse and Aglaulus to go insane and they threw themselves off the
Acropolis. According to
Pausanias, she is the daughter of
Actaeus.
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[Greek] Daughter of Cecrops, the half-dragon half-man creature. Sister of Herse who was beloved by Hermes. When Hermes visited Herse, Aglauros, who was jealous, got in his way and said she would not move. The god took her at her word and turned her into stone so she could not.
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