That king was the son of Gaia and Hephaestus and was named Erichthonius.
The appearance of one of this city's kings prompted three princesses to go insane and jump off a cliff. That king was the son of Gaia and Hephaestus and was named Erichthonius. Another king of this city offered amnesty to Heracles for the murder of his wife and children and agreed to help Adrastus topple the rule of Eteocles. The first king of this city was supposedly (*) half-man and half-serpent and judged the patronship contest for this city. That king, Cecrops II, determined that the olive tree was more useful than the salt spring and therefore awarded patronship to the goddess of wisdom. For ten points, name this city that, under the rule of Theseus, was the first to institute democracy.
The appearance of one of this city's kings prompted three princesses to go insane and jump off a cliff.
{Athens}