Echton

King of Penboyn 157-177. Very few facts are known of King Echton (sometimes Ekton). Tales abound, however, of which the most famous is the one of how he died. Defying Enki, he assembles his finest soldiers and tries in vain to defend a beach from the rising tide. As his men retreat, he launches one final attack into the water, hoping to scare away the waves. There are different versions of the story, but in most he has written the solution to a riddle in the sand.