Sep 11, 2023 · Atreus was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia and the elder brother of Thyestes. He and Thyestes were banished from their homeland and migrated to Mycenae (according to some traditions, they were exiled by their father for murdering their half-brother Chrysippus).

Jul 12, 2023 · Their 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)

The heavenly phantom hover’d o’er my head, ‘And, dost thou sleep, O Atreus’ son? (he said) Ill fits a chief who mighty nations guides, Directs in council, and in war presides; To whom its safety a whole people owes, To waste long nights in indolent repose.

Oct 2, 2023 · Aegisthus, son of Thyestes, was a central figure in the bloody internal feuding of the Tantalid family. Thyestes and his brother Atreus had long battled over the throne of Mycenae; once Aegisthus was fully grown, he helped his father kill Atreus. The father-son duo briefly ruled over Mycenae before being driven out by Atreus’ son Agamemnon.

Dec 8, 2022 · Loki was the ultimate trickster among the Norse gods, a shapeshifter whose wily deceptions sowed chaos among his people. He survived the fallout of his pranks thanks to his wit and cunning.

Mar 8, 2023 · Odin the “All-Father,” chief of the Norse gods and leader of the powerful Aesir was unmatched in magic, cunning, and battle prowess. Attended by his raven familiars, he sacrificed his own eye in his quest for knowledge.

Jul 31, 2023 · The 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 ...

Nov 29, 2022 · The Celtic gods and goddesses are a vast group of deities who were worshipped by the ancient Celtic tribes. Their names and attributes varied between languages and locations, with some deities worshipped by all tribes while others were specific to …

Dec 8, 2022 · This 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.

Aug 18, 2023 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and …