< Praxithea, daughter of Diogenia >

1 Origin

Praxithea was born in Hyria, Boeotia, in 1404 BC.

Praxithea's father was Phrasimus. [Apo.3.15.1]

Praxithea's mother was Diogenia, daughter of Cephisus. [Apo.3.15.1]

2 Family

Praxithea married Erechtheus, the sixth king of Athens. [Apo.3.15.1]

Erechtheus and Praxithea had three sons, Cecrops, Pandorus, and Metion. [Apo.3.15.1]

3 Others

Many Gephyraeans (Phoenicians) accompanied Praxithea to her wedding and settled in Athens.

They brought along Phoenician letters, which became the source of records from the ancient period of Athens and Thessaly.