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Aegeus meaning

A character in the founding myth of Athens.

Using Aegeus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A character in the founding myth of Athens.
  • In the example corpus, aegeus often appears in combinations such as: aegeus recognized, second aegeus, by aegeus.

Context around Aegeus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 2× pregnant 1× poison 1× father 1× hand 1× asked 1× theseus 1×

Often after:

recognized 3× directly 1× gave 1× decided 1× wife 1× embraced 1× king 1× became 1× saw 1× sent 1×

Sentence patterns with Aegeus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aegeus gave him 1× aegeus had to 1× after theseus aegeus and the 1× became pregnant aegeus decided to 1× established by aegeus whose sisters 1× four and aegeus became king 1× his father aegeus that he 1× last second aegeus recognized his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aegeus gave him 1× aegeus had to 1× after aethra became 1× as medea handed 1× at the last 1× both statements are 1×

Common sentence endings:

aegeus became king 1× as his own 1× came of age 1× came to athens 1× claim his birthright 1× conquering their lands 1×

Words around Aegeus

Just before it in the word index:

aegean 168 aegae 2 aeg 30 aefi 2 aeffe 2 aef 12

Just after it in the word index:

aegi 2 aegidius 2 aegina 26 aegineta 2 aeginetan 3 aeginetans 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulai 27 abhinandan 27 abhor 27 abo 27 abscesses 27 abul 27

Corpus analysis for Aegeus

  • In this selection, "aegeus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, pregnant, poison, recognized, directly and gave stand out and add context to how "aegeus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aegeus gave him and aegeus had to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aegeus" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aegeus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After Aethra became pregnant, Aegeus decided to return to Athens. (10 words)

They divided the government in four and Aegeus became king. (10 words)

Knocking the cup from Medea's hand, Aegeus embraced Theseus as his own. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Legacy At Athens, the traveller Pausanias was informed in the second-century CE that the cult of Aphrodite Urania above the Kerameikos was so ancient that it had been established by Aegeus, whose sisters were barren, and he still childless himself. (41 words)

As Medea handed Theseus a cup of poison, Aegeus recognized the young man's sword as his own, which he had left behind many years previously for his newborn son, to be given to him when he came of age. (40 words)

He promised his father, Aegeus, that he would put up a white sail on his journey back home if he was successful, but would have the crew put up black sails if he was killed. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Aegeus directly using U.S. dollars.

Aegeus gave him hospitality but was suspicious of the young, powerful stranger's intentions.

Aegeus had to avert the plague caused by his crime by sending "young men at the same time as the best of unwed girls as a feast" to the Minotaur.

After Aethra became pregnant, Aegeus decided to return to Athens.

As Medea handed Theseus a cup of poison, Aegeus recognized the young man's sword as his own, which he had left behind many years previously for his newborn son, to be given to him when he came of age.

At the last second, Aegeus recognized the sandals and the sword, and knocked the poisoned wine cup from Theseus's hand.

Both statements are inconsistent with Medea being Aegeus' wife by the time Theseus first came to Athens.

For Arrival or departure of a young warrior or hero, maybe Theseus arriving at Athens and being recognized because of his sword by Aegeus.

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He promised his father, Aegeus, that he would put up a white sail on his journey back home if he was successful, but would have the crew put up black sails if he was killed.

His mother then told him the truth about his father's identity and that he must take the sword and sandals back to king Aegeus to claim his birthright.

Knocking the cup from Medea's hand, Aegeus embraced Theseus as his own.

Legacy At Athens, the traveller Pausanias was informed in the second-century CE that the cult of Aphrodite Urania above the Kerameikos was so ancient that it had been established by Aegeus, whose sisters were barren, and he still childless himself.

Minos asked Aegeus for his son's assassins, and if they were to be handed to him, the town would be spared.

Other versions of the story say he was the son of Aegeus, King of Athens.

Scholars have questioned whether her son Medeius is the son of Jason or of Aegeus, but Medeius goes on to become the ancestor of the Medes by conquering their lands.

She tried to poison him, but at the last second, Aegeus recognized his son and knocked the poisoned cup out of Theseus' hand.

The plan was that after Theseus, Aegeus, and the palace guards had been forced out the front, the other half would surprise them from behind.

They divided the government in four and Aegeus became king.

When Aegeus saw the black sails coming into Athens, he jumped into the sea and drowned, mistaken in his belief that his son had been slain.

When Minos' son Androgeos had won the Panathenaeic Games the king, Aegeus, sent him to Marathon to fight a bull, resulting in the death of Androgeos.

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Common combinations with aegeus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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