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. Research Atreus