Ægeus

A form of Aegeus — A character in the founding myth of Athens.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Aegeus.

    Ægeus became alarmed at his success, especially as he had contracted a friendship with the Pallantidæ, who were his rivals, and he therefore caused Androgeus to be murdered at Œnoë, in Attica, as he was on his way to a sacred festival at Thebes.

    1873, Thomas Henry Dyer, chapter II, in Ancient Athens: its history, topography, and remains, William Clowes and Sons, page 58
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