Editing Aegeus (section)

===Reign ===
Aegeus was born in Megara where his father Pandion had settled after being expelled from Athens by the sons of [[Metion]] who seized the throne.<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.5.3&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 1.5.3]</ref> After the death of Pandion, now king of Megara, Aegeus in conjunction with his three brothers successfully attacked Athens, took control over the government and expelled the usurpers, the Metionids. Then, they divide the power among themselves but Aegeus obtained the sovereignty of [[Attica]], succeeding Pandion to the throne.<ref>Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.15.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022 3.15.6]; Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D5%3Asection%3D4 1.5.4]</ref> It has been said that Megara was at the time a part of Attica, and that Nisus received his part when he became king of that city.<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.%201.39.4&lang=original 1.39.4]</ref> Lycus became king of [[Euboea]] whereas Pallas received the southern part of the territory. Aegeus, being the eldest of the brothers, received what they all regarded as the best part: Athens.<ref>[[Scholia]]st on [[Aristophanes]], ''[[Lysistrata]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Aristoph.+Lys.+58&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0242 58]; on ''[[The Wasps|Wasps]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Aristoph.+Wasps+1223&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0044 1223]</ref>

The division of the land was explained further in the following text by the geographer [[Strabo]]:<ref>[[Strabo]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.%209.1.6&lang=original 9.16]</ref>

<blockquote>... when Attica was divided into four parts, Nisus obtained Megaris as his portion and founded [[Nisaea]]. Now, according to [[Philochorus]], his rule extended from the [[Isthmus of Corinth|Isthmus]] to the Pythium, but according to [[Andron]], only as far as [[Eleusis]] and the [[Thriasian Plain]]. Although different writers have stated the division into four parts in different ways, it suffices to take the following from [[Sophocles]]: Aegeus says that his father ordered him to depart to the shorelands, assigning to him as the eldest the best portion of this land; then to Lycus he assigns Euboea's garden that lies side by side therewith; and for Nisus he selects the neighboring land of [[Sciron|Sceiron's]] shore; and the southerly part of the land fell to this rugged Pallas, breeder of giants.</blockquote>

Later on, Lycus was driven from the territory by Aegeus himself, and had to seek refuge in Arene, [[Messenia]] which was ruled by King [[Aphareus of Messenia|Aphareus]]. Pallas and his fifty sons revolted at a later time, being crushed by Aegeus' son Theseus.<ref>Pausanias, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+4.2.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160 4.2.6]</ref>