Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (2)

• Birth of Theseus: Aethra, Aegeus, and Poseidon (Double Paternity)
  Heroes — Theseus · Apollodorean / Plutarchan compilation (Trozenian conception; Aegeus and Poseidon both named as fathers)
• Tokens under the Rock; Decision for the Land Road
  Heroes — Theseus · Apollodorean / Plutarchan (recognition tokens; Theseus chooses the bandit-ridden Isthmus road over the sea)

Places appearing with them

• Isthmus road
• Olympia
• Pytho
• Rock at Trozen
• Sea route to Athens
• Sphairia
• Troezen

Themes

• Birth
• Petrification
• Prophecy