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Erechtheus. During a thwarted rape attempt, the crippled Greek god Hephaestus (whose Roman equivalent is Vulcan) spilled semen on the virginal goddess Athena's thigh.

Erechtheus was an early, ancient king of Athens who, according to legend, was autochthonous — that is, born of the earth rather than of human parentage.