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His name was Androgeos: (via Wikipedia) - Some stated that Androgeos participated in the Panathenaic Games and took all the prizes, whereupon he directed to Thebes to take part in another contest in honor of Laius, but was ambushed and killed by his envious would-be competitors[4]. Servius suggests that Androgeos was murdered upon his triumph by the Athenians themselves and theMegarians[5]. Plutarch writes that Androgeos "was thought to have been treacherously killed", without clarifying whether this was true or not[6]. In another version, Aegeus, King of Athens, sent him against the Marathonian Bull which resulted in Androgeos' death.[4] In Pausanias' interpretation, Androgeos being killed by the bull is presented as more of an accident, which, however, Minos is remarked to not have believed[7]. According to Diodorus Siculus, Aegeus killed Androgeos out of fear that the latter would support the sons ofPallas against him[8]. In yet another version, Androgeos was killed in a battle between the Athenians and the Cretans This was the catalyst for King Minos's creation of the Minotaur. (via Wikipedia) - Minos' son Androgeus won every game in a contest hosted by Aegeas of Athens. Alternatively, the other contestants were jealous of Androgeus and killed him. Minos was angry and declared war on Athens. He offered the Athenians peace if they sent Minos seven young men and seven virgin maidens to feed the Minotaur every year (which corresponded directly to the Minoans' meticulous records of lunar alignments - a full moon falls on the equinoxes once every eight years). This continued until Theseus killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne, Minos' lovestruck daughter.
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Androgeus, the son of Minos and Pasiphae, was killed by Athenians.

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Why do you think that the people of athens rejoiced that the minotaur was dead?

I think that the people rejoiced that the minotaur was dead because they thought that the son of king Aegeus had slew the minotaur with his bare hands.


Was aegeus king of Athens?

Yes.


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.


Where was King Aegeus' palace in Athens?

Athens. You answered your question already.


Who was Aegeus?

Aegeus, after whom the Aegean Sea is called, became king of Athens and father of Theseus.


Who was Theseus' dad and what city did he rule?

Aegeus, king of Athens.


In Greek mythology who was Theseus?

Theseus in Greek mythology was the hero who killed the Minotaur. He was journeying around Greece and arrived at Crete. There he killed the Minotaur. He is supposed to have been the founder and first king of Athens.


Where did theseus and minotaur come from?

The most well-known version of the story comes to us from the Greeks. Theseus is the son of Aegeus, the last primordial king of Athens. The Minotaur is the step-son of Minos, king of Knossos (the monster was sired by the Cretan Bull and mothered by Minos' wife, Pasiphae).


What did theseus do when he returned back from slaying the minotaur?

Since his father was dead (because he forgot to change his sails from black to white), Theseus became the King of Athens.


Where did Theseus come from?

AnswerTheseus son of Aegeus King of Athens and Aethra daughter of Pittheus King of Troezen was born and raised in Troezen. When he reached his adult age he traveled to Athens to meet his father who had left behind his sandals and sword under a rock for his son to recover.Theseus did several labours in respect to his people including the Minotaur. Lycomedes of Skyros killed Theseus throughing him off a cliff. His remains were summoned by the Athenian statesman and strategos [general] Cimon at 475 BCE


How did King Aegeus die?

I'm not really sure but I think that when Theseus returned to Athens sailing with a black flag, he thought his son died so he threw himself into the sea.When King Aegeus's son, Theseus, returned from Crete sailing with a black sail instead of white, Aegeus threw himself of a cliff into the sea, which is now called the Aegean seaWhen theseus came back from crete sailing with the black flag Aegeus threw him self off a cliff


Was there a man called Theseus?

Yes, he slayed the Minoutar Thesus was the son of King Aegeus. He was also the King of Athens and cousin of Hercules.