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Who was Theseus' father?

The Athenian king Aegeus was married twice, but none of the wives bore him a child. He asked the Delphic oracle how to get an heir, and he warned the king not to untie the ends of the wineskin until he returned to Athens, or one day he would have to die of sadness.

Aegeus could not interpret this answer in any way, and on the way home he stopped at Troezen to see his friend Pittheus. He immediately understood the words of the oracle and, having drunk the guest, put him to bed with his daughter Ephra. Some time later that night, Poseidon also took possession of her. So Ephra gave birth to Theseus, who had two fathers at once: one was a mortal, the other was a god. The paternity of Poseidon was subsequently confirmed as follows.

When the grown-up Theseus went to Crete to kill the monstrous Minotaur, he had a squabble with the Cretan king Minos. Each of them called the other fatherless, after which Minos declared Zeus his father, and Theseus - Poseidon. Throwing a ring with a seal into the waves, Minos suggested that Theseus get it from the bottom of the sea and thereby confirm his relationship with Poseidon. Theseus dived into the sea, where a flock of dolphins honorably escorted him to Amphitrite, the wife of Poseidon. The sea queen sent the Nereids in all directions, who quickly found the ring of Minos and gave it to Theseus, and Amphitrite herself handed him a golden crown decorated with stones.

Appearing from the sea, Theseus held in his hands both a ring and a crown of divine beauty, which was subsequently worn by Ariadne, the daughter of Minos.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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