"But we do deny it - we do deny it!" cried the elders. "For
at that very time our king was sojourning at Troezen on
the other side of the Saronic Sea, and he knew nothing of
the young prince's death. We ourselves managed the
city's affairs while he was abroad, and we know whereof
we speak. Androgeos was slain, not through the king's
orders but by the king's nephews, who hoped to rouse
your anger against Aegeus so that you would drive him
from Athens and leave the kingdom to one of them."
-"The Cruel Tribute,"
James Baldwin
What is the effect of Minos accusing Aegeus of killing
his son?
The king decides to leave on a long journey.
The elders admít what really happened.
The nephews decide to kill Androgeos.
