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Ἐρεχθεύς, Erechtheus

Ἐρεχθεύς, έως, Ep. ῆος, ὁ,
  • Erechtheus, an ancient hero of Attica, first in Il. 2.547, Od. 7.81:—hence
  • Ἐρέχθειον, τό, temple of Erechtheus at Athens, Paus. 1.26.5, Plu. VOrat. 2.843e:
  • Ἐρεχθεῖδαι, οἱ, members of the Erechtheid tribe, SIG 911.17: hence, a name of the Athenians, Pi. I. 2.19, E. Med. 824 (-εΐδαι, lyr.), etc.: sg. in Ar. Eq. 1015, 1030:—
  • Ἐρεχθηίς, ίδος, contr. Ἐρεχθῄς, ῇδος, fem. Adj. of Erechtheus, θάλασσα Ἐ. a fountain at Athens sacred to him, Apollod. 3.14.1: also a name of one of the Attic Tribes, IG 1(2).929, D. 21.68, etc.
    • II name of Poseidon at Athens, Plu. VOrat. 2.843b, Lyc. 158,431; Ποσειδῶνι Ἐρεχθεῖ IG 1(2).580.

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