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... Aegeus . A king of Athens . A. Aegeus was the eldest son of Pandion , a deposed king of Athens , and Pylia , a daughter of Pylas , whom Pandion had succeeded as king of Megara . This , at least , was the official report . It was widely ...
... Aegeus . A king of Athens . A. Aegeus was the eldest son of Pandion , a deposed king of Athens , and Pylia , a daughter of Pylas , whom Pandion had succeeded as king of Megara . This , at least , was the official report . It was widely ...
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... Aegeus ' entreaties could not dissuade him . The ship sailed , bearing a black sail as a symbol of its mournful mission , but Aegeus made his son promise that , if he were able to destroy the Minotaur , as the young man confidently ...
... Aegeus ' entreaties could not dissuade him . The ship sailed , bearing a black sail as a symbol of its mournful mission , but Aegeus made his son promise that , if he were able to destroy the Minotaur , as the young man confidently ...
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... Aegeus and the other Athenians learned that this was the young man who had cleared the notorious isthmus road of outlaws , they welcomed him eagerly , for his reputation had preceded him . Aegeus invited him to a banquet . Observing the ...
... Aegeus and the other Athenians learned that this was the young man who had cleared the notorious isthmus road of outlaws , they welcomed him eagerly , for his reputation had preceded him . Aegeus invited him to a banquet . Observing the ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus