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What do the Greeks call the Aegean Sea?
"Aegean Sea". It's named for Theseus' father Aegeus.
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.
What is the sword of aegeus?
the sword of Aegus was the sword which Theseus used to kill the minotaur in ancient Greek mythology. It was named after his father; Theseus, who threw himself into the sea, believing that his son was dead.
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 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.
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.
Who is King Aegeus?
Theseus' father. Theseus said he will turn the sails white if he wins the Minotaur, if he doesn't and dies then the sails would be black. But in his happiness of his victory, he forgot about it and the sails remained black. In that shock Theseus' father, Aegues, suicided by jumping of a cliff into the sea. And the got his name - The Aegean Sea. Hope that helps :)
Who was Aegeus?
Aegeus, after whom the Aegean Sea is called, became king of Athens and father of Theseus.
How do you spell Theseus?
Theseus
How is Theseus related to Hercules?
They are cousins. Heracles' father was Zeus, and Theseus' father (or half-father if you will) was Poseidon.
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 did ariadne deceive her father when she helped theseus?
For love of Theseus.
