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Chapter9 Stories of Attica 蔡海燕 goddy0223@163.com Attica Attica is a historical region of?Greece, containing?Athens, the current capital of Greece. The history of Attica is tightly linked with that of Athens, which from the?Classical period?onwards, was one of the most important cities in the ancient world. Today’s content: I. Early Kings and Stories II. Procne and Philomela III. Theseus I. Early Kings and Stories Cecrops was an early earth-born king of Attika and founder of the city Athens. He was depicted as a man with a serpents tail in place of legs. A Comparison of two pictures They are mythical ancestors. Their top half shaped like man and the bottom half in serpent. Serpent?Totem The dual form of Cecrops, human above and serpent below, represents fusion of the human body with the serpent power of the Divine Mother, embrace of the most exquisite prowess. To the Athenians, Cecrops was a?culture hero. He is said to have been the first who deified Zeus, and ordained sacrifices to be offered to him as the supreme Deity. He instituted marriage among the Athenians, who, before his time, it seems, lived promiscuously. He forbade the sacrificing of any living creatures to the gods, as well as any sort of other offering, only allowing cakes formed into the shape of an ox with horns. He is likewise said to have taught his subjects the art of navigation… During his reign,?Athena?became the patron goddess of the city of Athens in a competition with?Poseidon?which Cecrops judged. They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift, and Cecrops would choose whichever gift they preferred.? Poseidon struck the rock?with his?trident?and a spring sprang up; the water was salty and was not thought very useful, whereas?Athena struck the rock with her?spear?and an?olive?tree sprung up. Cecrops judged the olive tree to be the superior gift, for the olive tree brought wood, oil and food, and consequently accepted Athena as their patron.? Erectheus Athena gave a box to t