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Sep 11, 2023 · Atreus was a bloodthirsty Greek king, a son of Pelops who migrated to the Peloponnese. He and his brother Thyestes destroyed one another in their long and violent feud for the throne of Mycenae.
Jul 12, 2023 · Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was a general and hero who led the Greek army to victory in the Trojan War. He was later murdered by his wife Clytemnestra.
Jul 12, 2023 · Menelaus, son of Atreus, was a hero and king of Sparta. When his wife Helen ran off with the Trojan prince Paris, Menelaus started the Trojan War to retrieve her.
Oct 2, 2023 · Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes, who had long quarreled viciously with his brother Atreus. Aegisthus eventually killed his uncle Atreus, as well as Atreus’ son Agamemnon, thus usurping the throne of My...
The heavenly phantom hover’d o’er my head, ‘And, dost thou sleep, O Atreus’ son? (he said) Ill fits a chief who mighty nations guides, Directs in council, and in war presides; To whom its safety a whole people owes, T...
Dec 8, 2022 · Loki was the ultimate trickster among the Norse gods, a shapeshifter whose wily deceptions sowed chaos among his people. He survived the fallout of his pranks thanks to his wit and cunning.
Mar 8, 2023 · Atreus’ sons Agamemnon and Menelaus —often known collectively as the Atreids or Atreidae—soon struck back, killing Thyestes and exiling Aegisthus. Agamemnon became king of Mycenae (or Argos, in Aeschylus...
Nov 29, 2022 · The Celtic gods and goddesses are a vast group of deities who were worshipped by the ancient Celtic tribes. Their names and attributes varied between languages and locations, with some deities worshippe...
Mar 1, 2023 · The Iliad, said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem that was probably originally put into writing during the middle of the eighth century BCE. Set during the famous Trojan War, the poem descr...
Dec 8, 2022 · Tantalus was a king so beloved by the gods that they invited him to dine on Mount Olympus. But he eventually offended the gods and was cast into the Underworld to suffer eternal punishment. (Different so...
