aegeus greek mythology Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/aegeus-greek-mythology Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:10:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 The Adventures of Theseus http://toursmaps.com/the-adventures-of-theseus.html http://toursmaps.com/the-adventures-of-theseus.html#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:52:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=245895 Aegeus, Father of Theseus The greatest Athenian hero was Theseus. For many years childless, his father, Aegeus, son of Pandion, had tried everything, even introducing into Athens the worship of Aphrodite, the mistress of procreation – but to no effect. Perhaps, he mused, thanks to the murderous behaviour of his sisters, Procne and Philomela, he was accursed, so he consulted the Delphic oracle. Its reply was enigmatic: ‘Do not unstop the swollen wineskin until you return to Athens. ’ Perplexed, Aegeus resolved to take counsel from his friend, the king of Troezen, Pittheus son of Pelops. On his way (tells

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