Protogeneia
deity Athenian single tradition · 2
Protogeneia is an Athenian deity, the "firstborn" daughter of Erechtheus. Her self-sacrifice saved the city of Athens. Tyche was uniquely venerated at Itanos in Crete, as Tyche Protogeneia, linked with the Athenian Protogeneia.
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When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Linked with Tyche in Crete.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Nemesis-Tyche, Tyche
- co occurs with
- Cephalus
- sibling of
- Pandora, Cecrops, Merope, Procris, Pandorus, Metion, Orneus, Thespius, Eupalamus, Sicyon, Creusa, Oreithyia, Chthonia
- child of
- Erechtheus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Tyche was uniquely venerated at Itanos in Crete, as Tyche Protogeneia, linked with the Athenian Protogeneia ("firstborn"), daughter of Erechtheus, whose self-sacrifice saved the city.”
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“Procris's sisters were Creusa, Oreithyia, Chthonia, Protogeneia, Pandora and Merope while her brothers were Cecrops, Pandorus, Metion, and possibly Orneus, Thespius, Eupalamus and Sicyon.”
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