Pittheus
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Pittheus (; Ancient Greek: Πιτθεύς) was the king of Troezen, city in Argolis, which he had named after his brother Troezen.
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A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“for her former lord and her city and parents; and straightway she veiled herself with shining linen, and went forth from her chamber, letting fall round tears, not alone, for with her followed two handmaids as well, Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, and ox-eyed Clymene;”
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for her former lord and her city and parents; and straightway she veiled herself with shining linen, and went forth from her chamber, letting fall round tears, not alone, for with her followed two handmaids as well, Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, and ox-eyed Clymene;
Il. 3.144
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Grandson · Sources
Описание прямо называет Питфея отцом Эфры, матери Тесея; снимок Smith в базе подтверждает 'Aethra, daughter of Pittheus'. Тесей — внук Питфея, тип descendant_of.
Theseus · Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 'Theseus'See all 2
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- Wikipedia · Pittheus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Excerpt; remaining sentences omitted.
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