Erechtheus in
Greek Mythology was the name of a
king of Athens, and a secondary name for two other charactersIn
Homer's
Iliad the name is applied to the earth-born son of
Hephaestus mostly called
Erechthonius by later writers. Accordingly this Erichthonius is sometimes called Erechtheus I.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 IIPoseidon in Athens was generally known as Poseidon Erechtheus and the vestibule of Poseidon's temple was named the Erechtheion.
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