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If he returned alive, to raise a white sail, but if he had failed in his mission and died, to raise a black sail.
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How did theseus' father die?
He saw the black sail and thought that Theseus was dead. he through himself off a rocky height into the sea and died.
Why did ariadne deceive her father when she helped theseus?
For love of Theseus.
Did Theseus get a hero's welcome when he arrived at Athens?
If you mean arriving from Crete, he did not. His father drowned himself in the sea because Theseus' ship carried the black sails which were to tell the failure of his mission.
Theseus's father killed himself after he?
saw that Theseus's sails had not been changed to white.
Why is Theseus loved by the Greeks before he ever meets his father?
Theseus is loved by the Greeks before he meets his father because Theseus had cleared the land of banes to travelers. Therefore, when he reached Athens he was an acknowledge hero.
How did theseus' father die?
He saw the black sail and thought that Theseus was dead. he through himself off a rocky height into the sea and died.
How is Theseus related to Hercules?
They are cousins. Heracles' father was Zeus, and Theseus' father (or half-father if you will) was Poseidon.
What great test of strength does theseus perform?
he retrieved sandals from under a Boulder his test was set up b his Father to tell when Theseus was ready to join him in Athens
Which sea is named after the father of theseus?
Aegeus was Theseus' father. The answer to your question would be the Aegean Sea.
Why did ariadne deceive her father when she helped theseus?
For love of Theseus.
Did Theseus get a hero's welcome when he arrived at Athens?
If you mean arriving from Crete, he did not. His father drowned himself in the sea because Theseus' ship carried the black sails which were to tell the failure of his mission.
Why does Theseus condemn his son Hippolytus to death?
Theseus never commited suicide. His father did, Aegus commied suicide because his father thought that Theseus died because his ship had black sails up instead of white sails. Theseus and his father agreed on that when he returned home that black sails meant he died in crete but white sails meant that Theseus was alive. But Theseus forgot to change the sails and his father thought Theseus was dead. So his father commited suicide out of his grief.
What signal does theseus plan to use if he kills the minotaur?
He was either supposed to raise a white sail or flag.
Who was theseus's father?
Aegeus or Poseidon.
What task did Theseus have to do when he was of age to know who is father was?
Theseus had to lift a boulder and beneath it were sandals and a sword when Theseus finally was strong enough to lift it he journied to Athens where he met his father the king
Theseus's father killed himself after he?
saw that Theseus's sails had not been changed to white.
What was Theseus' relationship to king Aegus?
King Aegeus was one of the two fathers of Theseus. The other father of Theseus was the sea god Poseidon.
