Daughters of Erechtheus
mythological figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
his daughters · the daughters of Erechtheus
in the texts
On Moral Ends
Mythological daughters of the Athenian king Erechtheus, said to have been sacrificed for the city, invoked as objects of praise.
Who does not most highly praise Codrus, the saviour of his city, who the daughters of Erechtheus?
Tusculan Disputations
Daughters of Erechtheus who sought death for the citizens' sake.
They go back to Erechtheus, whose daughters too eagerly sought death for the life of the citizens;