Aegean Islands - The name "Aegean" from Greek Mythology

According to Greek Mythology, Athens was paying on regular basis to King Minos of Crete, a blood-tribute consisted of seven youths and seven maidens, that were thrown to Minotaur in Knossos labyrinths, as his food. Theseus, just having defeated the Pallantides, decided to stop this sacrifice and announced to his father Aegeus, his intention to go together with the fourteen youths to fight Minotaur.

Aegeus, thinking that his son would be probably killed, plunged in deep sorrow, but could not convince Theseus to quit from this operation.

When the ship that was taking the fourteen youths to Crete was ready to sail, Aegeus gave to Theseus a set of black sails and an additional set of white sails, which they were supposed to hoist, in case they would beat Minotaur and return victorious.

Theseus arrived in Crete and with the help of Ariadne (Minos' daughter who fell in love with him), managed to defeat Minotaur. Unfortunately during his return to Athens, Theseus forgot to put up the white set of sails. Aegeus who was waiting at Cape Sounion, continuously watching the sea saw the ship return from Crete, hoisted with black sails and was so much seized by despair that he fell into the sea and drowned.

Since then the sea took his name and is called the Aegean Sea ...

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