Aegeus | |
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King of Athens | |
Member of the Athenian Royal Family | |
![]() Themis and Aegeus Attic red-figure kylix, 440–430 BC | |
Other names | Aegeas |
Predecessor | Pandion II |
Successor | Theseus |
Abode | Megara, then Athens |
Genealogy | |
Parents | (1) Pandion II and Pylia (2) Scyrius (3) Phemius |
Siblings | (1) Pallas, Nisus, Lycus and wife of Sciron |
Consort | (i) Meta (ii) Chalciope (iii) Aethra (iv) Medea (v) unknown |
Children | (iii) Theseus (iv) Medus (v) Pallas |
Aegeus (/ˈiːdʒi.əs/,[1] /ˈiːdʒuːs/;[2] Greek: Αἰγεύς, translit. Aigeús) was one of the kings of Athens[3] in Greek mythology, who gave his name to the Aegean Sea, was the father of Theseus,[4] and founded Athenian institutions.