Erechtheion (Erechtheum) – Mythological Foundation of Ancient Athenian Identity

Prepare for a deep dive into mythology as we discuss Athena, Poseidon, Erechtheus, Erichthonius and Cecrops and how these five mythological beings form the underpinning of ancient Athenian identity. IG: tproc78 Erechtheum Illustration from Greek Architecture by Thomas Roger Smith, George Redford 1892 The Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens by Thomas Hartley Cromek 1847 two-dimensional, public domain work of art The Erechtheion from the southeast by Edward Dodwell 1805 two-dimensional, public domain work of art Athena Scorning the Advances of Hephaestus by Paris Bordone 1555 two-dimensional, public domain work of art The finding of the infant Erichthonius by Cecrops’s daughters by Willem van Herp 1650 two-dimensional, public domain work of art Reconstruction of the Acropolis and Areopagus in Athens by Leo von Klenze 1846 two-dimensional, public domain work of art Erichthonius and the Three Daughters of Cecrops by Benjamin Powell 1906 History of Ancient Pottery, Egyp