Mysterious Disappearance Of King Aegeus Of Athens After His Wedding
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Once, a young and brave king, Aegeus, lived in the small town of Athens. At that time, the city was not as prominent or famous as later myths, legends, and historical records would describe it.
A strong fleet was needed to protect small cities against the dangers posed by pirates. Athens had no fleet to put these intruders down.
However, it had a safe location against active pirates who were busy plundering merchant ships, robbing cities, kidnapping men, women, and children, and selling them as enslaved people.
King Aegeus of Athens desperately needed to find a wife. The finding was not a problem. He was already married twice, but he still had no male heir, so he wanted to be sure that his next wife would give him sons to succeed him. Many misfortunes befall kings who have no children.
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