Atreus & Thyestes Flashcards
Who is the father of Atreus and Thyestes?
Pelops
Who was the mother of Atreus and Thyestes?
Hippodameia
Who was the mother of Atreus?
Hippodameia
Who was the mother of Thyestes?
Hippodameia
Who was the father of Atreus?
Pelops
Who was the father of Thyestes?
Pelops
Who was the brother of Atreus?
Thyestes
Who was the brother of Thyestes?
Atreus
Who did Atreus and Thyestes kill to please their mother?
Chrysippus (half brother)
Who was the father of Chrysippus?
Pelops
Atreus and Thyestes killed Chrysippus to please what woman?
Hippodameia (their mother)
Because they killed Chrysippus, Atreus and Thyestes were banished from where?
Pisa
Who was the brother in law of Atrues and Thyestes who ruled of Mycenae?
Sthenelaus
Where did sthenelaus offer to let Atreus and Thyestes rule?
Midea
Who was the wife of Atreus?
Aerope
Who was the father of Aerope?
Catreus
Who did Catreus send Aerope to, to be sold?
Nauplius
Who was the king of Nauplia?
Nauplius
Who were the sons of Aerope?
Agamemnon and Menelaus
Who were the sons of Atreus?
Agamemnon and Menelaus
Who did Aerope love more than her husband?
Thyestes
What secret did Aerope tell Thyestes?
Atreus had once vowed to sacrifce to Artemis the finest of his flocks, but, when a lamb with a golden fleece was born, he killed it and hid the fleece in a box instead of burning it at the goddess’ altar
After Sthenelaus and Eurystheus died, the Mycenaeans consulted an oracle and were told to elect as their new king one of the rulers of Midea, what did Thyestes suggest to help them decide?
the throne should be given to the one who could produce a fleece of gold
Who suggested that the throne be given to whomever could produce a fleece of gold?
Thyestes
Who was originally made king, Atreus or Thyestes?
Thyestes
Who did Zeus favor, Atreus or Thyestes?
Atreus
Who did Zeus send to advise Atreus?
Hermes
What did Hermes advise Atreus?
to propose that the kingdom should belong to the man who could reverse the sun’s flight and change the Pleiades course
What was Atreus’ first official act as king?
to banish Thyestes
After discovering Thyestes ruse, Atreus was angry that he didn’t get revenge and so he pretended to make peace with his brother and invited him to what?
a banquet
Who were the children of Thyestes that Atreus murdered?
Aglaus, Callileon, and Orchomenus
What did Atreus do with Thyestes children?
killed them and served them to Thyestes
Who was showed the heads and hands of his children?
Thyestes
What did the oracle advise Thyestes?
To have a child by his daughter Pelopia
Where was Pelopia when Thyestes found her?
Sicyon
When Thyestes found Pelopia, she was performing a dance to which goddess?
Athena
What did Pelopia do with Thyestes sword which he left behind?
Hid it under the pedestal of Athena’s statue
Atreus consulted the oracle about how to end the famine caused by the death of the children, what did the oracle tell him?
To bring Thyestes back to Mycenae
When searching for Thyestes, what king does Atreus come across?
King Thesprotus (king of Thesprotia)
When Atreus came to Thesprotia, he saw what girl, which he thought was the king’s daughter and asked for her hand?
Pelopia
When Pelopia’s child was born what did she do?
exposed it
Pelopia’s child was exposed and later found by some shepherds who gave it to what animal to be suckled?
a goat
What was the name of Pelopia’s child?
Aegisthus (for the goat)
Who did Atreus send to Delphi to find out where Thyestes was?
Agamemnon and Menelaus
Where did Atreus send Agamemnon and Menelaus to find out where Thyestes was?
Delphi
When Agamemnon and Menelaus went to Delphi, who did they run into?
Thyestes
When Agamemnon and Menelaus brought Thyestes back to Mycenae, what did Atreus do with him?
flung him into prison and sent Aegisthus to kill him
When Aegisthus went to kill Thyestes, Thyestes recognized what object and realized that was his son?
the sword
After begging to see Aegisthus’ mother, Pelopia came to the cell and told the story of the sword and upon realizing he was her father, what did she do?
killed herself with the sword
What did Aegisthus do with the sword after Pelopia killed herself?
Took it to Atreus with Peolpia’s blood on it and claimed it to by Thyestes’ blood
Overjoyed, Atreus went to the shore to offer sacrifices to the gods, while there, who killed him?
Aegisthus
Where was Atreus murdered?
the shore of Mycenae
Who was killed on the shores of Mycenae?
Atreus
