Erechtheus

Japanese: エレクテウス（英語表記）Erechtheus

A legendary king of Athens in Greek mythology. He is said to be the son of Pandion, the son of King Erichthonius, who was born from the earth, but he is often confused with Erichthonius, and is also closely associated with Poseidon in the rituals of the oldest temple on the Acropolis, named after him, Erechtheion, so it is highly likely that the three were originally the same. He succeeded Pandion as king of Athens, fought against Eleusis, and following the instructions of an oracle, he sacrificed his daughter to bring victory to Athens. However, shortly afterwards, Poseidon, angry at the death of his son, King Eumolpus of Thrace, who sided with the Eleusinians, in the battle, asked Zeus to kill Erechtheus with a lightning bolt.

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Japanese:

ギリシア神話に登場するアテネの伝説的王。大地から生れたエリクトニオス王の息子パンディオンの子とされるが，エリクトニオスとしばしば混同され，また彼の名にちなんでエレクテイオンと呼ばれたアクロポリスにおける最古の神殿の祭祀では，ポセイドンとも密接に結びつけられており，この3者はもとは同一であった可能性が強い。パンディオンの跡を継いでアテネの王になり，エレウシスと戦い，神託の教えに従い娘をいけにえに捧げてアテネに勝利をもたらしたが，その直後に，この戦闘で自分の息子であるトラキア王エウモルポスがエレウシス方に味方して戦死したのを怒ったポセイドンがゼウスに要請してエレクテウスを雷で打殺させたという。

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