Chapter 3 The Tale of Theseus-3

Theseus arrived in Athens, but did not find the peace and happiness expected.Citizens mistrust each other, and the city is in chaos. The palace of his father Aegeus was also in shadow.Since Medea left Corinthus and broke up with the desperate Jason, she also came to Athens and cheated the favor of King Aegeus.Medea promised to restore the king's youth with a potion, so the two lived together.Medea was proficient in magic and knew that Theseus had arrived in Athens.Afraid of being driven out of the palace by Theseus, she persuaded Aegeus to poison the stranger who entered the palace with poison while eating. She said he was a dangerous spy.Aegeus did not know his son at all.He saw the townspeople fighting with each other, and thought it was foreigners who were playing tricks, so he was suspicious of all newcomers.

Theseus came into the palace to breakfast, and he was very glad to let his father know who it was before him.The goblet containing the poison was brought before her, and Medea waited anxiously for the young man to drink.But Theseus pushed the wine glass aside, eager to show the token of the year in front of his father.He pretended to cut the meat, and pulled out the sword that his father had pressed under the rock, trying to attract his father's attention.As soon as Aegeus saw the familiar sword, he immediately threw away the wine glass in front of Theseus.He asked Theseus a few words, and he was sure that the young man in front of him was the son he had prayed for from the goddess of fate.He opened his arms, embraced his son, and introduced him to those around him.Theseus also told them about the adventures of the journey.The Athenians warmly welcomed the young hero, and the scheming Medea was expelled by the king, and she fled to her hometown of Colchis.At that time, the throne of his father Aeetes had been usurped by his younger brother. Medea made an understanding with his father and used magic to help his father regain the throne.