The Probert Encyclopaedia of Greek & Roman Mythology

ATREUS

In Greek mythology Atreus was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia. He was King of Mycenae. To seek revenge on his brother Thyestes for seducing his wife, Atreus gave a banquet at which Thyestes dined on the flesh of his own sons. Atreus was killed by AEgisthus, a son of Thyestes. The tragic events connected with this family furnished materials to some of the great Greek dramatists.
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