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Aegeus

/ iːˈdʒiːuːs, ˈiːdʒɪəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth an Athenian king and father of Theseus

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The actor puts a deliciously camp spin on the Athenian king, Aegeus, in marked contrast to Jason’s knife-wielding machismo.

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He was the son of the Athenian King, Aegeus.

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Aegeus went back to Athens before the child was born, but first he placed in a hollow a sword and a pair of shoes and covered them with a great stone.

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She had fled to Athens when she left Corinth in her winged car, and she had acquired great influence over Aegeus, which she did not want disturbed by the appearance of a son.

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Aegeus then proclaimed to the country that Theseus was his son and heir.

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