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• Cecrops IICecrops II was son of Pandion I and inherited the Athenian throne from his brother Erechtheus. He was succeeded by his nephew Pandion II, the son of Erechtheus. Kings of Athens., legendary King of AthensBefore the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the archons, Athens was ruled by kings. Most of these are probably mythical or only semi-historical. This list is based on that given by Eusebius. Earliest kings These two kings were supposed to have ruled b dies after a reign of 40 years and succeeded by his son Pandion IIPandion II was son and heir of Cecrops II, King of Athens. He was exiled from Athens by the sons of Metion who sought to put him on the throne. Pandion fled to Megara where he married Pylia, daughter of King Pylas. Later, Pylas went into voluntary exile t. His brother MetionIn Greek mythology, Metion was a son of King Erechtheus of Athens or of Eupalamus son of King Erechtheus. He fades into obscurity but his sons later drove King Pandion II out of Athens into exile. Among these sons are listed Eupalamus, Sicyon, and Daedalu leads a successful revolt by Nobles to gain control of AthensAcropolis in central Athens is home to ancient monuments of Athens — a mainstay of its thriving tourism industry Athens ( Greek: Athina is the capital of Greece, and also the capital of the Attica region of Greece. A cosmopolitan modern city, Athens is al and most of Attica, Greece while Cecrops becomes reigns from MegaraMegara is an ancient city in Attica, Greece, on the Saronic Gulf opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of K.
• 1303 BC - Seti I becomes Pharaoh of Egypt.

Significant People

• Seti I of Egypt.