Erichthonius .

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In Greek,
eri- (prefix) = very, much 
chthón = earth, land, soil 

king of Athens. serpent shaped, sprung from the earth  from semen of  Hephaestus 
who tried to rape Athena.  Raised by Athena.  raised her statue, started Panathenaea.

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Less plausibly, some say the relationships are
Mother by Hephaestus
Athene or 
Atthis

The most plausible relationships are

Parents
Hephaestus . ()
Gaea . ()

Siblings
Erichthonius . ()

Marriage To Praxithea . ()
    m.  

Notes


Children by Praxithea . 
Pandion . ()

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