Aethra

Aithra

Mother of Theseus.

Genealogy

Pittheus

Theseus

Group

Trojan War

Places
  1. Aphidnae
  2. Athens
  3. Scaean Gate
  4. Troezen
  5. Troy
Events
  1. The Dioscuri, Lacedaemonians and Arcadians abduct Helen and Aethra
  2. Demophon and Acamas take Aethra as a war captive
  3. Castor and Pollux take Helen and Aethra
  4. Pittheus, understanding the oracle which puzzled Aegeus, makes Aegeus drunk and gets him to have sex with his daughter
  5. Poseidon and Aegeus have sex with Aethra on the same night
  6. Aegeus tells Aethra that if she gives birth to a male child, she should rear it
  7. Aegeus tells Aethra to send away the boy when he grows old enough to roll away the rock and take the sword and sandals
  8. Aethra gives birth to Theseus
  9. Helen watches the Greek and Trojan armies with the Trojan elders
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.7
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.7
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 16.1
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.23
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.22
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 139
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 31.9
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 33.1
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.3
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.8
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 25.7
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 25.8
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.1
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