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• 1397 BC - PandionPandion can have several meanings. In Greek mythology, Pandion was the name of two kings of Athens. See Pandion I and Pandion II. In biology, Pandion is a genus of birds of prey with a single member: the Osprey Pandion haliaetus . Pandion is also the name, 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 is succeeded by his son ErechtheusErechtheus in Greek Mythology was the name of one king of Athens and a secondary name for another. In Homer's Iliad the name is applied to the earth-born son of Hephaestus later mostly called Erichthonius by later writers. Accordingly this Erichthonius is II of Athens.

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• 1398 BC - Birth of TiyTiy (c. 1398 BC 1338 BC) was the Chief Queen of Amenhotep III and matriarch of the Amarna family. By all accounts, she was a very beautiful woman. Tjuyu, Tiy’s mother was Egyptian (a descendant of Ahmose Nefertari), and it appears from his mummy that her to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu . She later became the Chief Queen of PharaohThis article refers to the historical Pharaoh. For Pharaoh in the Book of Abraham, see Pharaoh (Book of Abraham). Pharaoh Standard Hebrew Paro Tiberian Hebrew Paroh is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. See History of E Amenhotep IIIgyptisches Museum, Berlin Colossus of Memnon Amenhotep III (called Nibmu(`w)areya in the Amarna letters) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the XVIIIth dynasty. According to different authors he ruled ca. 1413-1377 BC, 1405-1367 BC, or 1386-1349 BC, following on of EgyptJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 km² 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797 and the matriarchA matriarch is a mother, head, or other female person in a family who exerts influence over the other family members. The term is usually applied to the oldest female in an extended family, who by virtue of her position has a degree of authority over fami of the Amarna family. (approximate date).