Before the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the archons, Athens was ruled by kings. Most of them are probably mythical or only semi-historical. This list is based on the list given by Eusebius.
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2 Erechthids or Cecropidae |
These two kings were supposed to have ruled before the flood of the Deucalion story.
Cecrops was considered the first true king of Athens, although he was a mythical half-man half-serpent. The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later.
Earliest kings
Erechthids or Cecropidae
Medontids or Melanthidae or Codridae
In 753 BC the kingship was replaced with an archonship (see Archons of Athens).