Aegeus

Aegeus
Aegeus [ē′jē əs]
n.
L < Gr Aigeus
Gr. Myth. a king of Athens who drowns himself when he thinks his son Theseus is dead

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Ae·geus (ēʹjo͞os, ēʹjē-əs) n. Greek Mythology
A king of Athens and the father of Theseus.

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