erichthonius: father of tros and the house of troy

 HomeGreek MythologyCecrops & Erichthonius Cecrops & Erichthonius Cecrops was the first king to rule from Athens (his father-in-law, Actaeus, had his capital elsewhere in Attica). His torso, arms and head were human, but being earth-born his lower body was a serpent’s. Wise and virtuous, Cecrops taught his people the art of literature as well as the rites…

skjöldings: from troy to denmark

Skjöldings by Rolf Ward Green `The sceptre will not depart from Judah’ (Genesis 49:10) Various sources have preserved the descent of Danish and other kings such as Norwegian and Anglo Saxon as a direct male line beginning with Noa (Noah). Sceaf, an ancestor of Sceldwea or Skjöld is an ancestor of a mythical god-warrior named Woden,…