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Atreus

In Greek 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).

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Children
Agamemnon, Menelaus
Parents
Pelops (father) · Hippodamia (mother)
Siblings
Thyestes
Spouse
Aerope

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Atreus

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Avg. degree1.98
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Atreus

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related to Nomenclature · 16
Atreus → Agamemnon, Ahhiyawan, Ancient Greek, Atreid, Atreidai, Atreides, Attarsiya, BC, English, Greek, Hittite, House, It, Latin Atreidae, Menelaus, The
related to Tantalus · 15
Atreus → But Demeter, English, Hades, Hephaestus, House, Most, Pelops, Pelops's, Persephone, Pluto, Tantalus, The, Thus, Whenever, Zeus
related to Hittite records · 14
Atreus → Ahhiyawa, Attarissiya, Attarsiya, BC, Greek, Greeks, Hittite, Hittites, Indictment, Madduwatta, Other, The, The Greek, There
see also · 14
Atreus → AeschylusOrestes, Atreides, AtreusThe Oresteia, Aulis, Electra, Epic CycleAndromache, Euripedes, EuripedesElectra, EuripidesChild, Frank Herbert's Dune, Great House, Iphigenia, SophoclesIphigeneia, Tauris
related to Atreus and Thyestes · 11
Atreus → Aerope, Artemis, Because, Chrysippus, Depending, Hippodamia, Mycenae, Pelops, She, Thyestes, Upon
related to Classical references · 8
Atreus → Aeneid, Dido, House, IV, Orestes, Plato, The Statesman, Virgil
Parents · 2
Atreus → Hippodamia (mother), Pelops (father)
related to External links · 2
Atreus → Database, The Warburg Institute Iconographic
Children · 1
Atreus → Agamemnon, Menelaus
Siblings · 1
Atreus → Thyestes

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thyestes orestes agamemnon father pelops menelaus son mycenae clytemnestra hippodamia king aegisthus mother death greek daughter killed ancient tantalus electra

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AtreusChildrenAgamemnon, Menelaus1.00infobox
AtreusParentsPelops (father)1.00infobox
AtreusParentsHippodamia (mother)1.00infobox
AtreusSiblingsThyestes1.00infobox
AtreusSpouseAerope1.00infobox
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesPelops0.60section
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesHippodamia0.60section
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesThyestes0.60section
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesDepending0.60section
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesChrysippus0.60section
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesBecause0.60section
Atreusrelated to Atreus and ThyestesMycenae0.60section

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