Κέκροψ
Κέκροψ, Cecrops, mythical king of Athens
Κέκροψ, οπος, ὁ,
- Cecrops mythical king of Athens, Hdt. 8.44; represented with a serpentʼs tail, and hence called διφυής, Sch. Ar. V. 436; with the tail of a θυννίς, Eup. 156: pl., = Κεκροπίδαι, IG 3.1335. (Κέκροψ a barbarian name acc. to Hecat. 119 J.)
- II Adj. Κεκρόπιος, α, ον, Cecropian, Athenian, πέτρα K. the Acropolis, E. Ion 936 (also simply Κεκροπία, ἡ, used for Athens itself, Supp. 658, El. 1289); K. χθών Attica, Id. Hipp. 34, etc.; Κεκρόπιοι, οἱ, the Athenians, APl. 16.295: Κεκροπία, ἡ, village-community in Early Attica, Str. 9.1.20: Κεκρόπιον, τό, shrine of Cecrops, IG 1(2).372.63:—also Κεκροπ-ικός, ib. 374.144.
- 2 fem. Κεκροπίς, ίδος, φυλή Ar. Av. 1407, IG 1(2).302.59, etc.; K. αἶα AP 7.81 (Antip. Sid.).
- 3 Κεκροπίδαι, οἱ, descendants of Cecrops, Athenians, Hdt. l.c., etc.: in sg., Ar. Eq. 1055.
- 4 Adv. Κεκροπίᾱθεν, Ep. Κεκροπί-ηθεν, from Athens, Call. Dian. 227, A.R. 1.95.
Κέκροψ, οπος (ὁ) Kékrops (Cécrops) ancien roi d’Attique, fondateur d’Athènes, Hdt. 8, 44 et 53 ; Thc. 2, 15 ; Plat. Criti. 110a, etc.
Étym. pré-grec.
Κέκροψ, οπος, ὁ,
- Ia mythical king of Athens, Hdt.: hence
- IIadj. Κεκρόπιος, η, ον Cecropian, Athenian, πέτρα K. the Acropolis, Eur.; (also simply Κεκροπία, ἡ, used for Athens itself, Eur.); K. χθών Attica, Eur.; Κεκρόπιοι, οἱ, the Athenians, Anth.
- 2fem. Κεκροπίς, name of a tribe, Ar.
- 3Κεκροπίδαι, οἱ, the Athenians, Hdt., Eur.