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Erechtheus

also: Erechtheus, Erectheus

A legendary early king of Athens, worshipped there as a god, with a shrine and priest Cotta says he saw. Cotta cites him (and his sacrificed daughters) as a mortal deified for civic virtue.

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Mentioned in 3 works (4 total)

For Publius Sestius speeches · 1 mention
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 2 mentions

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