Pandion the 1st was the son of King Erichthonius of Athens and his wife, the naiad Praxithea. Naiads are female beings connected to springs, fountains, wells, streams, and bodies of fresh water.
The Naiads can be seen in the form of Mélusine (or Melusina), a female whose depictions resembles King Erichthonius of Athens, an autochthon (previous post). If we can assume the Naiads appeared like Melusina, it is remarkable then that Erichthonius married a being with a similar appearance.
The Mélusine Tales of Jean d'Arras, compiled about 1382-1394 was one of the more popular accounts. In it there are three girls: Mélusine, Melior, and Palatyne who grew up in Avalon.
