In Greek mythology, Praxithea (/ ˌ p r æ ɡ ˈ z ɪ θ i ə /; Ancient Greek: Πραξιθέα) was a name attributed to five women. Praxithea, a Naiad nymph. She married Erichthonius of Athens and by him had a son named Pandion I. Praxithea's sister Zeuxippe married her nephew Pandion, and to them were born Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and ...

PRAXITHEA was the Naiad-nymph of a spring, well or fountain of the city of Athens--perhaps one located near the marketplace. She was the wife of the early Athenian king Erekhtheus (Erechtheus). Praxithea's name means "Exacting Goddess" or "Commerce Goddess" from the Greek words praxis, "exacting" or "business transaction" and thea "goddess

In Greek mythology, Praxithea was a name given to five different figures. One of them was a Naiad nymph, a nymph of the rivers and lakes. She was married to King Erichthonius of Athens, and they had a son, Pandion I. Another Praxithea was the daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia.

In Greek mythology, Praxithea (/ ˌ p r æ ɡ ˈ z ɪ θ i ə /; Ancient Greek: Πραξιθέα) was a name attributed to five women. Praxithea, a Naiad nymph. She married Erichthonius of Athens and by him had a son named Pandion I. Praxithea's sister Zeuxippe married her nephew Pandion, and to them were born Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and ...

Praxithea, daughter of the Cephisos r iver, erechtheus obeys the d elphic god; he consents to the sacrifice of one of his daughters and successfully drives out the invader.

Praxithea was a Greek woman who previously served as the Pythia in the Sanctuary of Delphi during the 5th century BCE. She was the grandmother of Agave and Lykaon. At least since the 440s BCE, Praxithea served as the Pythia in the Temple of Apollo in the Sanctuary of Delphi.

Jan 30, 2008 · Praxithea. One of the Leontides, the daughters of Leos. She and her sisters Theope and Eubule were sacrificed to end a famine at Athens, and were later honored by the Athenians.

In Greek mythology, Praxithea (/ˌpræɡˈzɪθiə/; Ancient Greek: Πραξιθέα) was a name attributed to five women. * Praxithea, a Naiad nymph. She married Erichthonius of Athens and by him had a son named Pandion I. Praxithea's sister Zeuxippe married her nephew Pandion, and to them were born Erechtheus, Butes, Procne and Philomela.

Praxithea was one of the daughters of Thespius, King of Thespiae, Boeotia. She was one of the forty-nine of his daughters to sleep with Herakles while he was in Thespiae. She would bare Nephus.

Praxithea, an Athenian daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia, daughter of the river-god Cephissus. She became queen of Athens after marrying King Erechtheus by whom she Cecrops, Pandorus, Metion, Protogeneia, Pandora, Procris, Creusa, Oreithyia and Chthonia. Praxithea's other possible children were Orneus, Thespius, Eupalamus, Sicyon and Merope.