In Greek mythology, Cecrops II was the legendary or semi-legendary seventh king of Athens, in whose reign the deeds of Dionysus and Perseus were said to have occurred. He is most often called the son of Erechtheus and Praxithea, though other accounts make him the son of Pandion I. Succeeding to the Athenian throne after Erechtheus' death, he married Metiadusa and fathered his heir, Pandion II, before being ousted by his rivals Metion and Pandorus.
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I.Overview
In Greek mythology, Cecrops II was the legendary or semi-legendary seventh king of Athens, and in whose reign the deeds of Dionysus and Perseus occurred.
II.Family
Cecrops was the son of Pandion I, king of Athens, and possibly the naiad Zeuxippe, and thus brother to Erechtheus, Butes, Procne, Philomela and Teuthras.
In some accounts, his parents were identified to be King Erechtheus and the naiad Praxithea, and thus he was brother to Pandorus, Metion, Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris, Creusa, Orithyia and Chthonia. His other possible siblings were Orneus, Thespius, Eupalamus, Sicyon and Merope.
Cecrops married Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus (his brother or a son of Metion), by whom he became the father of his heir, Pandion II.
III.Mythology
After Poseidon had destroyed Erechtheus and his house during the war between Athens and Eleusis, Cecrops, being the eldest of the dead king's children, succeeded to the throne. He was chosen by the appointed judge Xuthus, his brother-in-law, who was accordingly banished from the land by the rest of the sons of Erechtheus.
After ruling for 40 years, he was ousted by Metion and Pandorus, and fled to Aegilia or Aegialea, where he would die. Cecrops was succeeded in Athens by his son Pandion II.