Cecrops married Aglauros, daughter of Actaeus. They had four children: Erysichthon of Athens, who died young, and three daughters — Aglauros, Herse, and Pandrosos — who feature in the myth of Erichthonius's secret basket.
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.
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