Pittheus
Family: mythological · Role: king of Træzen · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 22
At Træzen, when Theseus intended to marry Phædra, he sent Hippolytus to Pittheus to be raised and become king there. Pittheus was Theseus’ maternal grandfather and Æthra’s father; Theseus was the son of his daughter.
After the death of his brother Trœzen, Pittheus joined Hyperea and Anthea into one city, naming it Trœzen after him. He joined Trœzen and Aetius as one of three kings, and was associated with Hercules, Apollo, and Bellerophon, who came to Trœzen to ask Pittheus for Æthra as his wife.
Relationship record
Life events
- Theseus sent Hippolytus to Pittheus at Træzen to be raised and become king.(Book 1 · Chapter 22 · 📍 Træzen)
- With: Theseus Hippolytus
- “When Theseus intended to marry Phædra, not wishing if he had children by her that Hippolytus should either be their subject or king, he sent him to Pittheus, to be brought up at Træzen and to be king there.”
- Pittheus merged Hyperea and Anthea into one city called Trœzen.(Book 2 · Chapter 30 · 📍 Trœzen)
- With: Trœzen
- “After the death of Trœzen Pittheus joined together Hyperea and Anthea, and combined the inhabitants into one city, which he called Trœzen from the name of his brother.”
Book 1 · Chapter 22
- ward: Hippolytus “he sent him to Pittheus, to be brought up at Træzen and to be king there.”
Book 1 · Chapter 27
- with Hercules (Hercules visited Pittheus.) “Hercules, visiting Pittheus at Trœzen”
Book 1 · Chapter 37
- younger kin: Theseus “Pittheus his maternal grandfather”
Book 2 · Chapter 30
- siblings with Trœzen “After the death of Trœzen Pittheus joined together Hyperea and Anthea, and combined the inhabitants into one city, which he called Trœzen from the name of his brother”
- younger kin: Theseus (Pittheus is Theseus's maternal grandfather.) “as regards Theseus the son of Pittheus’ daughter”
- with Aetius (Pittheus joined Aetius in the kingship.) “And when Trœzen and Pittheus joined Aetius, there were three kings instead of one”
- with Theseus (Pittheus is Theseus's maternal grandfather.) “And as regards Theseus the son of Pittheus’ daughter”
Book 2 · Chapter 31
- with Apollo (interaction) “they say Pittheus built the temple of Thearian Apollo”
- with Bellerophon (Bellerophon asked Pittheus for Æthra's hand in marriage.) “Bellerophon came to Trœzen to ask for Æthra as his wife from Pittheus”
Book 5 · Chapter 19
- child: Æthra “Æthra, the daughter of Pittheus”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.