Editing Cranaus (section)

== Reign ==
Cranaus was supposed to have reigned for either nine or ten years and was an [[autochthon (ancient Greece)|autochthon]] (born from the earth), like his predecessor. During his reign the flood of the [[Deucalion]] story was thought to have occurred. In some accounts, Deucalion was said to have fled [[Lycorea]] to Athens with his sons [[Hellen]] and [[Amphictyon]].<ref>[[Eusebius]], ''Chronicle'' 2, p. 26; [[Parian Chronicle]], 4 - 7; </ref> Deucalion died shortly thereafter and was said to have been buried near Athens. Amphictyon is said to have married one of the daughters of Cranaus.

Cranaus was deposed by Amphictyon son of Deucalion, who was himself later deposed by [[Erichthonius of Athens|Erichthonius]].<ref>Apollodorus, 3.14.6</ref> Cranaus fled to [[Lamptrai|Lamptrae]], where he died and was buried. His tomb was still there in the times of Pausanias.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 1.31.3</ref> Cranaus was venerated as [[hero]] in Athens; his priests came from the family Charidae.<ref>Hesychius of Alexandria s.v. ''Kharidai''</ref>

The people of Attica were referred to as ''Kranaoi''<ref>[[Aristophanes]], ''Birds'' 123; [[Herodotus]], ''Histories'' 8.44; [[Suda]] s.v. Kranaōn; [[Aeschylus]], ''Eumenides'' 993: "children of Cranaus"</ref> after Cranaus, and Athens as ''Kranaa''<ref>Aristophanes, ''Acharnians'' 75; ''Lysistrata'' 481; [[Stephanus of Byzantium]] s.v. ''Kranaē''</ref> or ''Kranaai''.<ref>[[Pindar]], ''Olympian Ode'' 7.82</ref>

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