Save Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Αἰγεύς(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsAegeas Meaning & History Latinized form of Greek Αἰγεύς (Aigeus), which is a variant form of Aigeas. Aegeus, an Athenian king, was the son of Pandion and the brother of Pallas, Nisos and Lykos. He is best known as being the father of the hero Theseus.