Cecrops was, according to one tradition, reputed to have been the first king of Athens and is referred to by Plato along with Erechtheus, Erichthonius and Erisichthon (Crit.110a). Eusebius of Caearea placed his reign between 1556 and 1506 BC, which if verifiable would provide a possible ‘anchor’ for arriving at a credible date for the destruction of Atlantis.