THE KINGS OF ATHENS

I. PRE-ERECHTHID KINGS:

Names of two kings are known from the period before the "historical" kings (and before the Great Flood), OGYGOS and AKTAIOS. The Atthidographer Hellanikos [Hellanikos of Lesbos FGrH #323 F10] apparently first brought them into the literature, though Philochoros [FGrH #328 F92] criticized his remarks by denying the existence of AKTAIOS.

II. THE ERECHTHID KINGS (KEKROPIDAI):

#	KING:	KASTOR-EUSEBIUS	MARMOR PARIUM
1.	KEKROPS	1556	1582/1
2.	KRANAOS	1506	1531
3.	AMPHIKTYON	1497	1522
4.	ERECHTHONIOS	1487	1512
5.	PANDION	1437	1462
6.	ERECHTHEUS	1397	1422
7.	KEKROPS II	1347	1372
8.	PANDION II	1307	1332
9.	AIGEUS	1282	1307
10.	THESEUS	1234	1259
11.	MENESTHEUS	1204	1229
12.	DEMOPHON	1181	1207
13.	OXYNTES	1147	1174
14.	APHEIDAS	1135	1163
15.	THYMOITES	1134	1162

III. THE MEDONTID KINGS (MELANTHIDAI, KODRIDAI):

#	KING:	KASTOR-EUSEBIUS	MARMOR PARIUM
a.	MELANTHOS	1126	1154
b.	KODROS	1089	1117
1.	MEDON	1068	1096
2.	AKASTOS	1048	1076
3.	ARCHIPPOS	1012	1040
4.	THERSIPPOS	993	1021
5.	PHORBAS	952	981
6.	MEGAKLES	922	950
7.	DIOGNETOS	892	922
8.	PHEREKLES	864	894
9.	ARIPHRON	845	875
10.	THESPIEUS	825	844
11.	AGAMESTOR	798	804
12.	AISCHYLOS	778	777
13.	ALKMAION	755	754

IV. THE DECENNIAL ARCHONS: (753/2–684/3)

DECENNIAL ARCHON:	DECENN. ARCHON:
CHAROPS	LEOKRATES
AISIMIDES	APSANDROS
KLEIDIKOS	ERYXIAS
HIPPOMENES	.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Felix Jacoby, "Die Attische Königsliste," Klio 3 (1902) 406-439. G. de Sanctis, Atthis. Storia della repubblica Ateniese dalle origini alla età di Pericle 2 ed. (Torino: Bocca 1912) 3rd revised ed. by Silvio Accame (Firenze: "La Nuova Italia" 1975), 125-150.

10/07/2003