Atreus
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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. His descendants became known collectively as the Atreid
'The Farnese Atreus', engraving by Antonio Lafreri and Cornelis Cort, 1754.
Atreus and Thyestes
Entrance to the tholos known as the "Treasury of Atreus", built around 1250 BC.
Agamemnon
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In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War. He was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnest
Atreus
…mythology, Atreus (Ancient Greek: Ἀτρεύς, lit. 'fearless') was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His descendants became known collectively as the Atreidae (Ancient Greek: Ἀτρείδαι Atreidai). Atreus and his brother Thyestes were exiled…
Fifth century BC depiction of Agamemnon seated while holding his scepter.
Fourth century BC depiction of Chryses attempting to ransom his daughter Chryseis from Agamemnon.
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia by Charles de La Fosse
Achilles' surrender of Briseis to Agamemnon, from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, fresco, 1st century AD, now in the Naples National Archaeological Museum