[73] Paus. I. 3. 6.
[74] Hom. Il. II. 547 δῆμον Ἐρεχθῆος μεγαλητόρος.
[75] Aristoph. Vesp. 438 ὧ Κέκροψ ἥρως ἄναξ τὰ πρὸς ποδῶν δρακοντίδη.
[76] Tzetzes, Chil. V. 19.
[77] Only once so far as I know is Kekrops definitely called a snake, in the Hekale of Callimachus; speaking of the decision in favour of Athene as against Poseidon he says (V. 9)
τήν ῥα νέον ψήφῳ (τ)ε Διὸς δύο καὶ δέκα τ’ ἄλλων
ἀθανάτων ὄφιός τε κατέλλαβε μαρτυρίῃσιν.
See Gomperz, Rainer Papyrus VI. 1897, p. 9.
[78] Prof. Dörpfeld kindly suggests to me that the type of the Cretan Snake-Goddess recently brought to light by Dr Evans and Miss Boyd may have had its influence on the goddess of Athens. I agree (see my Prolegomena, p. 307 note 3) and hope to return to this question on another occasion.
[79] Herod. VIII. 41. The snake was of course at first imaginary and Herodotus seems to doubt its existence.