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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
.....(Region of Attica, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

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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