Kekropiden

As King of Athens (also: Erechthiden after Erechtheus ) is called by Cecrops founded Dynasty mythical kings of Attica . According to the Hellenistic historians Eratosthenes of Cyrene and Castor of Rhodes, this allegedly comprises a total of 15 kings.

Kekrops I married Aglauros , the daughter of King Actaios of Attica and thus gained the royal throne.

The cecropids were replaced by the melanthids .

Genealogy of the cecropids

The rulers of the dynasty were ( Eduard Schwartz calculated the reigns of the rulers on the basis of the years of government given by the ancient historians ):

• Kekrops I. (1556 / 5–1506 / 5 BC)
• Kranaos (1506 / 5–1497 / 6 BC)
• Amphictyon (1497 / 6–1487 / 5 BC)
• Erichthonios (1487 / 5-1437 / 6 v. Chr.) As Erechtheus I. designated
• Pandion , son of Erichthonios, (1437 / 6–1397 / 6 BC)
• Erechtheus (1397 / 6-1347 / 6 v. Chr.) As Erechtheus II. Designated
• Kekrops II. (1347 / 6–1307 / 6 BC)
• Pandion , son of Kekrops (1307 / 6–1282 / 1 BC)
• Aigeus (1282 / 1–1234 / 3 BC)
• Theseus (1234 / 3–1203 / 2 BC)
• Menestheus (1203 / 2–1184 / 3 BC)
• Demophon (1184 / 3–1149 / 8 BC)
• Oxyntes (1149 / 8–1135 / 4 BC)
• Apheidas (1135 / 4–1134 / 3 BC)
• Thymoites (1134 / 3–1126 / 5 BC)

See also

• Parian Chronicle

literature

• Felix Jacoby : The Attic King List . In: Klio 2, 1902, pp. 406-439.
• Uta Kron : The ten Attic phylenheroes . Berlin 1976, ISBN 3-7861-2239-3 .

Remarks

1. ↑ Eduard Schwartz: The King Lists of Eratosthenes and Castor (= treatises of the Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen. Philological-Historical Class 40, 2). Goettingen 1894.