Attica

Attica was the region south-east of Boeotia and west of the Isthmus of Corinth. Attica was ruled by two early kings, Actaeüs and the earth-born Cecrops, half-man, half-serpent. Attica was originally called Acte or Actaea after its first king, Actaeüs. His daughter Agraulus married the earth-born Cecrops, son of Hephaestus. Cecrops had the body and head of a man, but the tail of a serpent. He should not be confused with the Athenian king of the same name, who was the son of Erechtheus. Acte or Actaea was then renamed to Cecropia, after Cecrops. It was later renamed Attica after Atthis, daughter of Cranaüs.

The principal cities in Attica were:

The plain of Marathon was mentioned several times in Greek myths, and it was the scene of the most decisive battle where the Athenians defeated the might of Persia, in 490 BC.