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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.
Who killed theseus father?
Theseus's father, King Aegeus of Athens, was believed to have died by suicide after mistakenly thinking that Theseus had been killed. Aegeus had instructed Theseus to raise a white sail upon his return if he was victorious against the Minotaur, but when he saw a black sail instead, he assumed the worst and threw himself into the sea. This act gave the sea its name, the Aegean Sea, in his memory.
Theseus's father killed himself after he?
saw that Theseus's sails had not been changed to white.
According to some sources, who may have been the father of Theseus?
According to some sources, the father of Theseus may have been King Aegeus of Athens.
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.
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.
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.
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
Who killed theseus father?
Theseus's father, King Aegeus of Athens, was believed to have died by suicide after mistakenly thinking that Theseus had been killed. Aegeus had instructed Theseus to raise a white sail upon his return if he was victorious against the Minotaur, but when he saw a black sail instead, he assumed the worst and threw himself into the sea. This act gave the sea its name, the Aegean Sea, in his memory.
Theseus's father killed himself after he?
saw that Theseus's sails had not been changed to white.
Who did Theseus lose?
Theseus lost this father (king of Athens) beacuse Theseus said if he died from the minotaur he would keep the flags balck on his ship. Theseus DID in fact kill the minotaur but beacuse of his new love (woman who helped him, but thats another story) he forgot to put up white flags which meant he was alive. Seeing that the flags were white his father jumped off a cliff drowning into the water.
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.
Who tried to poison theseus?
Aegeus, his father.
