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== Pandion I ==
Pandion I is considered a semi-legendary early king of Athens, a descendant of '''[[Cecrops]]''', the half-man, half-serpent first king of Athens. He is often described as the son of '''Erichthonius''', another early king of Athens, and the father of four children: '''Procne''', '''Philomela''', '''Erechtheus''' (who would succeed him), and '''Butes'''. His reign was marked by relative peace, but little is detailed about his specific deeds or policies. Pandion I's most significant legacy involves his daughters, Procne and Philomela, around whom one of the most tragic and violent myths of Greek mythology revolves - the story of '''Tereus''', Procne's husband, who raped Philomela and cut out her tongue to keep her from revealing the crime. The sisters eventually took revenge by killing Procne's son by Tereus, '''Itys''', and serving him to his father as a meal. In some versions of the myth, the gods transformed all involved into birds; Procne became a swallow, Philomela a nightingale, and Tereus a hoopoe. Pandion I is sometimes said to have died in '''Megara''', where he had fled during a war, and was succeeded by his son Erechtheus, who became one of the most renowned kings of Athens.