After his death, the kingdom of Athens went to his son Erechtheus, while Butes received the priesthoods of Athena and "Poseidon Erechtheus" (in Athens, Erechtheus was a cult-title of Poseidon).
Setelah kematiannya, kerajaan Athena jatuh ke tangan putranya, Erechtheus, sementara Butes menerima imamat Athena dan "Erechtheus Poseidon" (di Athena, Erechtheus adalah gelar kultus Poseidon).