In
Greek mythology,
Pallas was one of the four sons of
Pandion II and Pylia. Upon the death of Pandion, Pallas and his brothers (
Aegeas,
Nisos, and
Lykos) took control of Athens from
Metion, who had seized the throne from Pandion. They divided the government in four but Aegeas became king. Pallas received Paralia or Diacria as his domain, or else he shared the power over several
demes with Aegeus. Later, after the death of
Aegeas, Pallas tried to take the throne from the rightful heir, his nephew,
Theseus, but failed and was killed by him, and so were his fifty children, the
Pallantides.