Erechtheus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Erechtheus, from Ancient Greek Ἐρεχθεύς (Erekhtheús). === Proper noun === Erechtheus (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Athens ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρεχθεύς (Erekhtheús). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈrɛkʰ.tʰe.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈrɛk.te.us] === Proper noun === Erechtheus m sg (genitive Erechtheī); second declension (Greek mythology) Erechtheus (a mythological king of Athens) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Erechtheus French: Érechthée Italian: Eretteo === References === “Erechtheus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Erechtheus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray