person
Atreus
King of Mycenae who served his brother Thyestes the flesh of his own children, at which the Sun turned back his course.
Reading notes
- The Loves §3.12 feast of Atreus
Atreus, who served his brother the flesh of his own children, at which the Sun recoiled.
- The Heroides §8 Atreus
Pelopian king, grandfather of both Orestes and Hermione, binding them in kinship.
- The Heroides §16 a father-in-law (Atreus)
Atreus, Menelaus's ancestor, who served Thyestes his own children, making the Sun recoil — a stain Paris's line lacks.
- Letters from the Black Sea §1.2 raw Atreus
Atreus, who served his brother Thyestes the flesh of his own sons; a byword for monstrous cruelty.
- Letters from the Black Sea §1.7 sons of Atreus
The Atreidae, Agamemnon and Menelaus; with the Tyndaridae (Castor and Pollux), a type of devoted brotherhood.
- Ibis §13 panicked horses be driven
Atreus, at whose monstrous feast (serving Thyestes his own sons) the Sun turned his chariot back in horror.
- Metamorphoses §15.518 great Atreus
Father of Agamemnon, surpassed by his son.