▁the ▁war ▁between ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁Ele us is , ▁Cec ro ps ▁being ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁king ' s ▁children , ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁appointed ▁judge ▁X uth us , ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁who ▁was ▁accordingly ▁ban ished ▁from ▁the ▁land ▁by ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁E re ch the us . ▁ ▁After ▁r uling ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁ou sted ▁by ▁Met ion ▁and ▁P and orus , ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁A eg ilia ▁or ▁A eg iale a ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁die . ▁ ▁Cec ro ps ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁P and ion ▁II ▁( though ▁P and ion ▁II ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁E re ch the us ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁D iod orus ▁S icul us , ▁The ▁Library ▁of ▁History ▁translated ▁by ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁Old father . ▁Tw elve ▁volumes . ▁Lo eb ▁Class ical ▁Library . ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts : ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Press ; ▁London : ▁William ▁Hein emann , ▁Ltd . ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Vol . ▁ 3 . ▁Books ▁ 4 . 5 9 – 8 . ▁Online ▁version ▁at ▁Bill ▁Th ayer ' s ▁Web ▁Site ▁ ▁D iod orus ▁S icul us , ▁Bibli othe ca ▁Histor ica . ▁Vol ▁ 1 - 2 . ▁Im man el ▁Bek ker .