Aglaurus

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proper noun

The daughter of Actaeus, the first king of Attica, who married Cecrops.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Agraulus

  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe daughter of Actaeus, the first king of Attica, who married Cecrops.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesThe daughter of Cecrops and the above Aglaurus, who was driven to suicide for ignoring a warning from the goddess Athena.
  3. Greekhuman sciencesThe daughter of an incestuous relationship between Erectheus and his daughter Procris.
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