Erysichthon

A son of Cecrops and Agraulus, died without issue in his father's lifetime, on his return from Delos, from whence he brought to Athens the ancient image of Eileithyia. His tomb was shown at Prasiae.

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References

Sources

  • Pausanias. Description of Greece i, 18.5, 2.5, 31.2.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus. The Library iii, 14. 2.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.