Erichthonius’s Family Tree

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Family

• Gaia(parent),Hephaestus(parent)— Consort · Miraculous

  When Hephaestus pursued Athena, his seed fell upon the earth. Gaia bore Erichthonius from the soil, and Athena raised the half-serpent child as her own, making him an early king of Athens.

• Athena(parent)— Adopted

  Athena took the earth-born Erichthonius as her ward, placing him in a chest guarded by serpents and entrusting him to the daughters of Cecrops. He grew to become king of Athens and established Athena's cult on the Acropolis.

Associated with

• Aglauros,Athena,Herse,Pandrosos

  Athena entrusted the infant Erichthonius in a sacred chest to the three daughters of Cecrops — Aglauros, Herse, and Pandrosos. When Aglauros and Herse disobeyed the command not to open it, they were driven mad and leapt from the Acropolis. Only Pandrosos obeyed.