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Aktaios ( the one from the coast [akte] or from nudes ) is a figure in Greek mythology . He is considered the mythical primordial king of Attica .
After Pausanias , Actaius was the first king of Attica or the successor of Porphyrion . He was the father Aglauros ' and' father Cecrops I. Attica was for him first file or Aktaia called before the name of Kekrops in Kekropia was changed. The peninsula on which Piraeus was located was still called that in historical times . Since Aktaios had no sons, his son-in-law Kekrops I became king of Attica.
As with almost all people in Greek mythology, there are also various traditions about Aktaios. According to Pherecytes of Athens , a later Actaios of Glauke , who was originally thought to be the daughter of Cychreus , is the father of Telamon , who was the local hero of Salamis . This was intended to underpin Athens' claim to salamis.
Aktaios was killed together with his brother Heloros by Ajax in the course of the clashes between Greeks and Trojans. The brothers were allied with Telephos , who in turn supported the Trojans.
swell
- Pausanias, Travels in Greece , Artemis Verlag, Zurich and Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-7608-3678-X
literature
- Georg Wentzel : Act 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, column 1209.
- Johannes Toepffer : Aktaios 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 1212.
- Fritz Graf : Aktaios , in Der Neue Pauly Vol. 1, Sp. 414f.
Footnotes
- ↑ at 1,2,6 he is mentioned first, at 1,14,7 as successor
- ^ Among other things, Libraries of Apollodor 3.177
- ↑ FGrH 3 F 60
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
King of Attica 16th century BC Chr. |
Kekrops I. |