In Greek mythology, Pallas was a member of the Athenian royal family, one of the four sons of the exiled King Pandion II of Athens and Pylia. Together with his brothers he recovered Athens from the usurper Metion, after which the kingship passed to his brother Aegeus. When Aegeus died, Pallas tried to take the throne from Aegeus's heir Theseus; the revolt failed, and Pallas and his fifty sons, the Pallantides, were killed.
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I.Overview
In Greek mythology, Pallas (Ancient Greek: Πάλλας) was a member of the Athenian royal family. He is distinguished as one of the four sons of the exiled King Pandion II of Athens.
II.Family
Pallas was one of the four sons of the exiled King Pandion II of Athens and Pylia, daughter of King Pylas of Megara. His siblings included Aegeus, Nisos, and Lykos. He was also a brother of the wife of Sciron.
III.Mythology
Following Pandion's death, Pallas and his brothers reclaimed Athens from Metion, who had usurped the throne. The brothers divided governance among themselves, though Aegeus became king. Pallas received either Paralia or Diacria as his domain, or, in another account, shared power over several demes with Aegeus.
After Aegeus died, Pallas attempted to seize the throne from its rightful heir, his nephew Theseus. This rebellion failed and ended in Pallas's death at the hand of Theseus. His fifty sons, known as the Pallantides, were likewise killed.
IV.Alternate genealogy
An alternate version attributed to Servius presents a different genealogy, making Pallas a son rather than a brother of Aegeus, and so a brother of Theseus. In this account he was expelled from Attica and afterward became king of Arcadia, founding a dynasty that included Evander and another Pallas.