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He saw the black sail and thought that Theseus was dead. he through himself off a rocky height into the sea and died.

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How is Theseus related to Hercules?

They are cousins. Heracles' father was Zeus, and Theseus' father (or half-father if you will) was Poseidon.


Which sea is named after the father of theseus?

Aegeus was Theseus' father. The answer to your question would be the Aegean Sea.


Why did ariadne deceive her father when she helped theseus?

For love of Theseus.


Why does Theseus condemn his son Hippolytus to death?

Theseus never commited suicide. His father did, Aegus commied suicide because his father thought that Theseus died because his ship had black sails up instead of white sails. Theseus and his father agreed on that when he returned home that black sails meant he died in crete but white sails meant that Theseus was alive. But Theseus forgot to change the sails and his father thought Theseus was dead. So his father commited suicide out of his grief.


What task did Theseus have to do when he was of age to know who is father was?

Theseus had to lift a boulder and beneath it were sandals and a sword when Theseus finally was strong enough to lift it he journied to Athens where he met his father the king


Who was theseus's father?

Aegeus or Poseidon.


Theseus's father killed himself after he?

saw that Theseus's sails had not been changed to white.


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 tried to poison theseus?

Aegeus, his father.


Why is Theseus loved by the Greeks before he ever meets his father?

Theseus is loved by the Greeks before he meets his father because Theseus had cleared the land of banes to travelers. Therefore, when he reached Athens he was an acknowledge hero.


Why is Theseus loved by Greeks before he ever meets his father?

Theseus is loved by the Greeks before he meets his father because Theseus had cleared the land of banes to travelers. Therefore, when he reached Athens he was an acknowledge hero.


How did 'theseus' get his sword?

The father of Theseus, Aegeus, had put his sword, along with a pair of sandals under a rock. Theseus got his sword by moving the rock.