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In Greek mythology, the Cecrops was human from the waist up but a serpent from the waist down. He came into being when his father King Erecththeus spilled a drop of sperm upon the Earth. He is credited with founding the city of Athens, dedicating it in honour of Athena. After Erecththeus died, Cecrops instituted many different customs including marriage, monogamy, burial rather than cremation of the dead, writing and bloodless sacrifices.