Greek mythology
Atreus
King of Mycenae who fed his brother his own children
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Pelops
- Siblings
- Thyestes
- Group
- Mortal · Ruler
- Appears in
- House of Atreus
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Atreus is the king of Mycenae locked in a murderous feud with his brother Thyestes over the throne and a golden lamb. To avenge his brother's treachery, he kills Thyestes' sons and serves them to their father at a feast. The horror of that meal calls down a curse that will haunt his sons Agamemnon and Menelaus and their children after them.
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House of Atreus
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- Who is Atreus?
- Atreus is the king of Mycenae locked in a murderous feud with his brother Thyestes over the throne and a golden lamb. To avenge his brother's treachery, he kills Thyestes' sons and serves them to their father at a feast.
- Which mythology does Atreus belong to?
- Atreus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Atreus appear in?
- Atreus appears in House of Atreus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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