In
Greek mythology,
Pittheus was a son of
Pelops, father of
Aethra and
Henioche, and grandfather of
Theseus. He was the King of
Troezen, which he had named after his brother
Troezen. When
Aegeus asked Pittheus for advice as to how to understand an oracle he received in response to his inquiry whether or not he was going to ever have children, Pittheus got him drunk and Aegeus ended up spending the night with Aethra. Aethra had laid with
Poseidon earlier that evening, so when Theseus was born he became Aegeus' stepson.
