Erechtheus II

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Erechtheus
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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