page_title: Aethra (mother of Theseus)
hierarchical_section_title: Aethra (mother of Theseus)
caption_attribution_description: Theseus Finding the Sword and the Shoes of his Father
context_page_description: In Greek mythology, Aethra or Aithra was a daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen and the mother of Theseus and of Clymene. Aethra was also called Pittheis after her father Pittheus.
context_section_description: In Greek mythology, Aethra or Aithra (Ancient Greek: Αἴθρα, [ǎi̯tʰra], English: /ˈiːθrə/, the "bright sky")  was a daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen and the mother of Theseus (his father was King Aegeus of Athens, or in some versions, Poseidon) and of Clymene (by Hippalces). Aethra was also called Pittheis after her father Pittheus.
caption: Theseus and Aethra, by Laurent de La Hire (1606-1656)
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