Cecrops II.
Kekrops II. ( Greek Κέκροψ , the tailed one , Latin Cecrops ), king of Attica , was the eldest son of Erechtheus and Praxithea in Greek mythology . His siblings were Orneus , Thespios , Metion , Sikyon , Pandoros , Alkon , Eupalamos , Prokris , Krëusa , Oreithyia , Chthonia , Protogeneia , Pandora and Merope .
After the death of his father, he was appointed by Xuthos as his successor, whereupon Xuthos was expelled by the brothers of Kekrops. He married Metiadusa, the daughter of Eupalamos. Kekrops' successor was his son Pandion .
Kekrops is said to have consecrated a wooden Hermes statue in the temple of Athena Polias on the Acropolis in Athens . He was the first to describe Zeus as the highest (Hypatos) of the gods. No living beings could be sacrificed to him. That is why they burned on the altar of the god Pelanoi (a kind of cake).
literature
- Apollodor, The Greek world of legends, Apollodors Mythological Library , Parkland Verlag, Cologne, 1997, ISBN 3-88059-932-7
- Pausanias, Travels in Greece , Artemis Verlag, Zurich and Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-7608-3678-X .
- Richard Engelmann : Erechtheus . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, Col. 1296-1300 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apollodor, Libraries , 3, 204.
- ^ Pausanias, Journeys in Greece , 7, 1, 2.
- ↑ Apollodor, Libraries , 3, 204-205.
- ^ Pausanias, Travels in Greece , 1, 27, 1.
- ^ Pausanias, Journeys in Greece , 7, 1, 3.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Erechtheus | King of Attica | Pandion |