Aegeus
Greek · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
Mortal king of Athens; legal father of Theseus. The eponymous origin of the Aegean Sea.
Relations
- spouse: Medea (Colchian sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes by an Oceanid mother; not registered under strict rule) · GreekSecond marriage. Mother by him of Medus.Apollod. 1.9.28, Epit. 1.5-6; Plut. Thes. 12 (primary)
- father of: Medus (son of Medea by Aegeus; not registered as cascade descendant under strict rule) · GreekApollod. 1.9.28; Paus. 2.3.7-9 (primary)
- lover: AethraPlut. Thes. 3-6 (primary)
- foster parent: TheseusPlut. Thes. 3-6, 12 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Plutarch Theseus 3-22; Apollodorus 3.15.5-7, Epitome 1.10 (primary)