Aegeus

Aegeus
Aegeus
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
Personal information
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

In Greek mythology, Aegeus (/ˈiːdʒi.əs/,[1] /ˈiːdʒuːs/;[2] Greek: Αἰγεύς, translit. Aigeús, also spelled Aegeas)[3] was an archaic figure in the founding myth of Athens. The "goat-man" who gave his name to the Aegean Sea was the father of Theseus. He was also the founder of Athenian institutions and one of the kings of Athens.

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Aegeus
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
Personal information
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