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In Greek mythology, '''Theseus''' was a king of [[Athens]], famous for slaying the [[Minotaur]]. His mother was Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, the king of Troezen. Aegeus, the king of Athens had went to consult the Oracle of Delphi how he could have children. When returning to Athens, he spent the night in Troezen and lay with Aethra while he was drunk. During the same night [[Poseidon]] lay with her as well and she then gave birth to Theseus.  

In Greek mythology, '''Theseus''' was a king of [[Athens]], famous for slaying the [[Minotaur]]. His mother was Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, the king of Troezen. Aegeus, the king of Athens had consulted the [[Oracle at Delphi]] how he could have children. When returning to Athens, he spent the night in Troezen and lay with Aethra while he was drunk. During the same night [[Poseidon]] lay with her as well and she then gave birth to Theseus.  

He was raised by his mother away from his father, but she had been instructed to send Theseus to claim his place as his father's heir once he was strong enough to roll away a boulder that covered a sword and sandals belonging to Aegeus. After a time, he rolled away the boulder and prepared to journey to his father's kingdom. Because the roads to Athens were filled with dangerous bandits, Theseus's mother and grandfather tried to convince him to take the safe route by sea, but Theseus was determined to prove his valor and become a hero by traveling over land. He first encountered Periphetes, the son [[Hephaestus]] in Epidaurus who killed all passers-by with an iron club. Theseus killed him and carried the club with him afterwards. He next killed Sinis who forced passers-by to bend two pines and be torn by the trees as they were too weak to bend them. He then killed the giant sow Phaea, the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, at Crommyon. Then he killed Sciron who kicked all passers-by from the rock which he occupied and they were eaten by a turtle and Cercyon who wrestled with all the passers-by. Finally, he killed Procrustes in Attica who forced all travelers to lie down on a bed, and if any were too long for the bed he cut off the parts of their body which protruded and if they were too short for it, he stretched their legs.  

He was raised by his mother away from his father, but she had been instructed to send Theseus to claim his place as his father's heir once he was strong enough to roll away a boulder that covered a sword and sandals belonging to Aegeus. After a time, he rolled away the boulder and prepared to journey to his father's kingdom. Because the roads to Athens were filled with dangerous bandits, Theseus's mother and grandfather tried to convince him to take the safe route by sea, but Theseus was determined to prove his valor and become a hero by traveling over land. He first encountered Periphetes, the son [[Hephaestus]] in Epidaurus who killed all passers-by with an iron club. Theseus killed him and carried the club with him afterwards. He next killed Sinis who forced passers-by to bend two pines and be torn by the trees as they were too weak to bend them. He then killed the giant sow Phaea, the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, at Crommyon. Then he killed Sciron who kicked all passers-by from the rock which he occupied and they were eaten by a turtle and Cercyon who wrestled with all the passers-by. Finally, he killed Procrustes in Attica who forced all travelers to lie down on a bed, and if any were too long for the bed he cut off the parts of their body which protruded and if they were too short for it, he stretched their legs.