That legend echoes one about this city's first king, a half-snake named Cecrops.
One king of this city, who was a son of Hephaestus, was wrapped in a snake and put into a chest, leading to Pandrosus being bitten. That legend echoes one about this city's first king, a half-snake named Cecrops. Another king of this city, who threw himself into the (*) sea upon seeing a ship with black sails, was Aegeus. The planting of an olive tree persuaded this city's founders not to dedicate it to Poseidon. For 10 points, name this Greek city which was mythically named for its devotion to a virginal goddess of war, who was worshipped at the Parthenon.
One king of this city, who was a son of Hephaestus, was wrapped in a snake and put into a chest, leading to Pandrosus being bitten.
{Athens}