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Aegeus

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Aegeus (ē`js,–jēəs): see Theseus Theseus (thē`sy
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Aegeus
throws himself into the sea believing that his son, Theseus, has come to harm. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 12]
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"Well, but, dear mother," asked the boy, "why cannot I go to this famous city of Athens, and tell King Aegeus that I am his son?
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Such is the irrational element in the introduction of Aegeus by Euripides and the badness of Menelaus in the Orestes.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Never again can I behold such men as Pirithous and Dryas shepherd of his people, or as Caeneus, Exadius, godlike Polyphemus, and Theseus son of Aegeus, peer of the immortals.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
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