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 AllRefer.com - Atreus (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
When Thyestes seduced Atreus' wife, Aerope, in order to attain the golden ram whose possession signified kingship, Atreus, in retaliation, murdered the sons of Thyestes and served them to him at a feast.
Thyestes thereupon laid a curse upon the house of Atreus.
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 ATREUS - LoveToKnow Article on ATREUS
After this Atreus, parently reconciled to his brother, recalled him to Mycenae am.
105) that Atreus at his death left the is sgdom to Thyestes.
avenge himself, Thyestes sent Pleisthenes (Atreus son whom lyestes had brought up as his own) to kill Atreus, but Pleifenes was himself slain by his own father.
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 The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Atreus@ HighBeam Research
Advised by an oracle to seek out his brother, Atreus left his kingdom and eventually met...
The sun turned back in horror and the gods cursed the house of Atreus, sending famine to Mycenae; only the return of Thyestes would break the spell.
At a banquet held to confirm the reconciliation of the two brothers, Atreus served the flesh of Thyestes' children to their father.
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