Atreus

King of Midea, twin of Thyestes.

Genealogy

Pelops

Alcathus, Astydamia, Chrysippus, Cleones, Copreus, Lysidice, Nicippe, Pittheus, Sciron, Sicyon, Thyestes, Troezen

Aerope

Agamemnon, Menelaus

Group

Pelopids

Places
  1. Midea
  2. Mycenae
  3. Unknown
Events
  1. Atreus and Thyestes get Midea from Sthenelus
  2. Atreus vows to sacrifice the finest of his flock to Artemis
  3. Atreus fails to sacrifice his golden lamb to Artemis
  4. Atreus kills the golden lamb
  5. Thyestes and Atreus agree that the possessor of the golden lamb rule Mycenae
  6. Hermes delivers Zeus’ instructions to Atreus
  7. Atreus and Thyestes agree that Atreus become king should the sun reverse its course
  8. Atreus becomes king of Mycenae
  9. Atreus banishes Thyestes
  10. Atreus kills Thyestes’ sons
  11. Atreus serves Thyestes’ sons to Thyestes as food
  12. Aegisthus kills Atreus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.6
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.10
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.11
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.12
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.14
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.12
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.21
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 200
  10. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 355
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 15
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 45
  13. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 105
  14. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 575
  15. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 171
  16. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 48
  17. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 179
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 541
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 61
  20. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 429
  21. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 175
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 173
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 307
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 1
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 87
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 227
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 99
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 143
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 171
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 218
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 97
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 27
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 135
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 257
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 1
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 43
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 106
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 122
  39. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 550
  40. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 567
  41. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 145
  42. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 198
  43. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 238
  44. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 287
  45. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 349
  46. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 401
  47. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 482
  48. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 884
  49. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 16.6
  50. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.1
  51. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 1.5
  52. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 24.11
  53. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 3.6
  54. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 40.11
  55. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.3
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