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The sea named after king aegeus?
The Aegean Sea
Which sea was named after king aegeus?
Aegean Sea
What is the sea named after king aegeus?
Aegean
Which athenian king gave his name to a sea?
Aegeus
Who was Aegeus?
Aegeus, after whom the Aegean Sea is called, became king of Athens and father of Theseus.
Which sea is named after the father of theseus?
Aegeus was Theseus' father. The answer to your question would be the Aegean Sea.
What do the Greeks call the Aegean Sea?
"Aegean Sea". It's named for Theseus' father Aegeus.
Why did aegeus kill himself?
Aegeus killed himself because he thought he lost his son, Theseus. Theseus traveled to Crete to defeat the Minotaur and told his father that if he returned victorious he would have a white sail. However Ariadne cursed Theseus and the gods caused Theseus to forget to raise his white sail. Aegeus saw a ship with a black sail and thinking that his son was dead he threw himself off a cliff.
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.
What Did King Cotton Invent?
King Cotton didn't invent nothing because King Cotton was named after Sea Island Cotton....It was named Sea Island Cotton before they got the name King Cotton and there is your answer
Was Theseus a peasant?
No. Theseua is a founder-king of Athens, son of Aethra (daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen) and fathered by Aegeus (King of Athens) and Poseidon (God-King of the Sea), both of whom Aethra lay with in one night.
What sea was named after a Greek king?
Aegean Sea, the open sea on the east of the continental country, the Greek archipelago. Named by the mythical king Aegeas, Theseus's father.
