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ID: 901002196
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002196
Record Type: Character/Person

Erichthonius (Athenian legendary king)

Note: Legendary king of Athens, who is often conflated with the hero named Erechtheus; however, by the 4th century BCE, Erechtheus is considered the grandson of Erichthonius.

Names:
Erichthonius (Athenian legendary king) (preferred,English-P,D)
Erechtheus (Athenian legendary king) (English)
Erichthonius of Athens (Athenian legendary king) (English)
Ἐριχθόνιος (Athenian legendary king) (Greek-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Erichthonius (Athenian legendary king) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Discovery of Erichthonius
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Discovery of Erichthonius (Greek narrative)) [901002195]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... king (person)
.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
ruler of .... Athens
..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:
Erichthonius (Athenian legendary king)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2001009544
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Erechtheum," accessed 31 July 2019
................Grant and Hazel, Who's Who in Classical Mythology (1993)
Erechtheus (Athenian legendary king)
................BWR database (2010-)
Erichthonius of Athens (Athenian legendary king)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Ἐριχθόνιος (Athenian legendary king)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erichthonius_of_Athens
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) https://lccn.loc.gov/sh2001009544

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