Aegeus
- Greek myth an Athenian king and father of Theseus
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Historical Examples of aegeus
And, besides, her actual mode of escape is largely independent of Aegeus.
Medea of EuripidesEuripides
Consequently she advised Aegeus to invite him to a feast, that she might poison him.
At last he found AEgeus, lonely and sorrowful, sitting in an inner chamber.
Old Greek StoriesJames Baldwin
Aegeus, the childless King of Athens, accidentally visits Corinth.
Authors of GreeceT. W. Lumb
He could scarcely wait to see whether King Aegeus would recognize him, so eager was he to throw himself into his arms.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne