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Eusebius: Chronica
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The kings of the Athenians 
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1. Cecrops Diphyes, for 50 years.  In his reign lived Prometheus, Epimetheus and Atlas.  He started to rule the Athenians in the time of Triopas, the seventh king of the Argives, and Marathonius, the thirteenth king of Sicyon.  At this time, Moses was prominent amongst the Hebrews, as we will show in due course.  Also in his reign, the flood of Deucalion is said to have engulfed Thessaly, just as fire devastated the land of Ethiopia in the time of Phaethon. 
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2. Cranaus, an aboriginal, for 9 years. 
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3. Amphictyon, the son of Deucalion and son-in-law of Cranaus, for (?) 10 years.  The deeds of the Danaidae are said to have occurred in his reign. 
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4. Erichthonius, the son of Hephaestus, who is called Erechtheus by Homer, for 50 years.  The Idaean Dactyls lived in his reign. 
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5. Pandion, the son of Erichthonius, for 40 years.  The rape of Core [Persephone], and what is related about Triptolemus, occurred in his reign. 
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6. (185) Erechtheus the son of Pandion, for 50 years.  The deeds of Perseus occurred in his reign. 
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7. Cecrops, the brother of Erechtheus, for 40 years.  The deeds of Dionysus occurred in his reign. 
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8. Pandion, the son of Erechtheus, for 25 years.  Afterwards Pandion went into exile, and became king of Megara.  The deeds of Europa, Cadmus and the Sparti occurred in his reign. 
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9. Aegeus, the son of Pandion, for 48 years.  The deeds of the Argonauts and the Centaurs occurred in his reign; and Heracles held the athletic games. 
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10. Theseus, the son of Aegeus, for 30 years.  In his reign, Minos established laws. 
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11. Menestheus, the son of Peteus, son of Orneus son of Erechtheus, for 23 years.  In his reign, Troy was captured. 
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12. Demophon, the son of Theseus, for 33 years.  The deeds of Odysseus and Orestes occurred in his reign; and Aeneias was king of Lavinium. 
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13. Oxyntes, the son of Demophon, for 12 years.  In his reign, the Amazons burnt down the temple at Ephesus. 
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14. Apheidas, the son of Oxyntes, for one year. 
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15. Thymoetes, the brother of Apheidas, for 8 years. 
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16. Melanthus of Pylus, the son of Andropompus, for 37 years.  In his reign the Heracleidae returned and occupied the Peloponnese. 
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17. Codrus, the son of Melanthus, for 21 years.  In his reign, the Ionians were driven out of Achaea, and took refuge in Athens. 
 
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