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Before the [[Athenian democracy]], the tyrants, and the archons, [[Athens]] was ruled by kings. Most of these are probably mythical or only semi-historical. This list is based on that given by [[Eusebius of Caesarea|Eusebius]].

==Earliest kings==

These two kings were supposed to have ruled before the flood of the [[Deucalion]] story.

*[[Ogygus]]
*[[Actaeus]]

==Erechthids or Cecropidae==

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.

*[[Cecrops]] [[1556 BC | 1556]] - [[1506 BC]].
*[[Cranaus]] [[1506 BC | 1506]] - [[1497 BC]].
*[[Amphictyon]] [[1497 BC | 1497]] - [[1487 BC]].
*[[Erichthonius of Athens|Erichthonius]] [[1487 BC | 1487]] - [[1437 BC]].
*[[Pandion I]] [[1437 BC | 1437]] - [[1397 BC]].
*[[Erechtheus]] [[1397 BC | 1397]] - [[1347 BC]].
*[[Cecrops II]] [[1347 BC | 1347]] - [[1300s BC | 1307 BC]].
*[[Pandion II]] [[1300s BC | 1307]] - [[1280s BC | 1282 BC]].
*[[Aegeus]] [[1280s BC | 1282]] - [[1230s BC | 1234 BC]].
*[[Theseus]] [[1230s BC | 1234]]- [[1200s BC | 1204 BC]]. (or [[1210s BC | 1213 BC]]).
*[[Menestheus]] [[1210s BC | 1204]] - [[1180s BC | 1181 BC]] (or [[1210s BC | 1213]] - [[1190s BC | 1191 BC]]).
*[[Demophon (King of Athens)|Demophon]] [[1180s BC | 1181]]- [[1140s BC | 1147 BC]].
*[[Oxyntes]] [[1140s BC | 1147]]- [[1130s BC |1135 BC]].
*[[Apheidas]] [[1130s BC | 1135]]- [[1130s BC | 1134 BC]].
*[[Thymoetes]] [[1130s BC | 1134]]- [[1120s BC | 1126 BC]].

===Medontids or Melanthidae or Codridae===

*[[Melanthus]] [[1120s BC | 1126]]- [[1080s BC | 1089 BC]].
*[[Codrus]] [[1080s BC | 1089]] - [[1060s BC |1068 BC]].
*[[Medon, King of Athens]] [[1060s BC | 1068]]- [[1040s BC | 1048 BC]].
*[[Acastus, King of Athens]] [[1040s BC | 1048]] - [[1010s BC | 1012 BC]].
*[[Archippus, King of Athens]] [[1010s BC | 1012]] - [[990s BC | 993 BC]].
*[[Thersippus]] [[990s BC | 993]]- [[950s BC | 952 BC]].
*[[Phorbas]] [[950s BC | 952]]- [[922 BC]].
*[[Megacles]] [[922 BC | 922]]- [[890s BC | 892 BC]].
*[[Diognetus]] [[890s BC | 892]]- [[860s BC | 864 BC]].
*[[Pherecles]] [[860s BC | 864]]- [[840s BC | 845 BC]].
*[[Ariphron]] [[840s BC | 845]]- [[820s BC | 825 BC]].
*[[Thespieus]] [[820s BC | 824]]- [[790s BC | 797 BC]].
*[[Agamestor]] [[790s BC | 796]]- [[770s BC | 778 BC]].
*[[Aeschylus of Athens|Aeschylus]] [[770s BC | 778]]- [[755 BC]].
*[[Alcmaeon]] [[755 BC | 755]]- [[753 BC]].

In [[753 BC]] the kingship was replaced with an archonship (see [[Archons of Athens]]).

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