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Bookmark or Share- Agamemnon – MythopediaAtreus, a son of the hero Pelops (and thus grandson of the infamous Tantalus), competed viciously with his brother Thyestes for the throne of Mycenae. In some traditions, however, Agamemnon was the son not of Atreus but of Atreus’ son Pleisthenes and his wife (whose name was either Aerope, Cleolla, or Eriphyle).
- Achilles - MythopediaThe wrath sing, goddess, of Peleus' son, Achilles, that destructive wrath which brought countless woes upon the Achaeans, and sent forth to Hades many valiant souls of heroes, and made them themselves spoil for dogs and every bird; thus the plan of Zeus came to fulfillment, from the time when first they parted in strife Atreus' son, king of men ...
- Tantalus - MythopediaThis horrific tale follows a pattern encountered in a few other Greek myths: Tantalus can be compared with Atreus, for example, who fed his brother Thyestes his own sons, or with Procne, who fed her son Atys to her rapist husband Tereus. In each case, the offending party was severely punished by the gods.
- Norse Mythology – MythopediaNorse mythology is the compilation of the stories, religious practices, and myths of the ancient Nordic people. These texts span a period of time beginning in Norse paganism and continuing through the medieval era, during which most of Scandinavia converted to Christianity.
- Menelaus – MythopediaTheir mother was Aerope, Atreus’ wife. According to an alternative genealogy, however, their father was Pleisthenes, who was himself a son of Atreus (thus making Menelaus and Agamemnon the grandsons, rather than the sons, of Atreus). The Feast of Atreus and Thyestes by Václav Jindřich Nosecký and Michael Václav Halbax (ca. 1700)
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