In Greek mythology, Atreus was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Collectively, his descendants are known as Atreidai or Atreidae.
Pelops
Atreus and Thyestes
Entrance to the tholos known as the "Treasury of Atreus", built around 1250 BC.
Atreus and Thyestes
Mycenae is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about 120 kilometres south-west of Athens; 11 kilometres north of Argos; and 48 kilometres south of Corinth. The site is 19 kilometres inland from the Saronic Gulf and built upon a hill rising 900 feet above sea level.
The Lion Gate and example of Cyclopean masonry at Mycenae
A view of the citadel.
The Tomb of Aegisthus outside the walls of the citadel.
View from the acropolis, or high city.