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Atreus & Thyestes Flashcards

1
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Who is the father of Atreus and Thyestes?

A

Pelops

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2
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Who was the mother of Atreus and Thyestes?

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Hippodameia

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3
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Who was the mother of Atreus?

A

Hippodameia

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4
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Who was the mother of Thyestes?

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Hippodameia

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5
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Who was the father of Atreus?

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Pelops

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6
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Who was the father of Thyestes?

A

Pelops

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7
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Who was the brother of Atreus?

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Thyestes

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8
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Who was the brother of Thyestes?

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Atreus

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9
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Who did Atreus and Thyestes kill to please their mother?

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Chrysippus (half brother)

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10
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Who was the father of Chrysippus?

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Pelops

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Atreus and Thyestes killed Chrysippus to please what woman?

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Hippodameia (their mother)

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12
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Because they killed Chrysippus, Atreus and Thyestes were banished from where?

A

Pisa

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13
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Who was the brother in law of Atrues and Thyestes who ruled of Mycenae?

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Sthenelaus

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14
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Where did sthenelaus offer to let Atreus and Thyestes rule?

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Midea

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15
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Who was the wife of Atreus?

A

Aerope

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16
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Who was the father of Aerope?

A

Catreus

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17
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Who did Catreus send Aerope to, to be sold?

A

Nauplius

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18
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Who was the king of Nauplia?

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Nauplius

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19
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Who were the sons of Aerope?

A

Agamemnon and Menelaus

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20
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Who were the sons of Atreus?

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Agamemnon and Menelaus

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21
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Who did Aerope love more than her husband?

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Thyestes

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22
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What secret did Aerope tell Thyestes?

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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

23
Q

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?

A

the throne should be given to the one who could produce a fleece of gold

24
Q

Who suggested that the throne be given to whomever could produce a fleece of gold?

A

Thyestes

25
Q

Who was originally made king, Atreus or Thyestes?

A

Thyestes

26
Q

Who did Zeus favor, Atreus or Thyestes?

A

Atreus

27
Q

Who did Zeus send to advise Atreus?

A

Hermes

28
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What did Hermes advise Atreus?

A

to propose that the kingdom should belong to the man who could reverse the sun’s flight and change the Pleiades course

29
Q

What was Atreus’ first official act as king?

A

to banish Thyestes

30
Q

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

a banquet

31
Q

Who were the children of Thyestes that Atreus murdered?

A

Aglaus, Callileon, and Orchomenus

32
Q

What did Atreus do with Thyestes children?

A

killed them and served them to Thyestes

33
Q

Who was showed the heads and hands of his children?

A

Thyestes

34
Q

What did the oracle advise Thyestes?

A

To have a child by his daughter Pelopia

35
Q

Where was Pelopia when Thyestes found her?

A

Sicyon

36
Q

When Thyestes found Pelopia, she was performing a dance to which goddess?

A

Athena

37
Q

What did Pelopia do with Thyestes sword which he left behind?

A

Hid it under the pedestal of Athena’s statue

38
Q

Atreus consulted the oracle about how to end the famine caused by the death of the children, what did the oracle tell him?

A

To bring Thyestes back to Mycenae

39
Q

When searching for Thyestes, what king does Atreus come across?

A

King Thesprotus (king of Thesprotia)

40
Q

When Atreus came to Thesprotia, he saw what girl, which he thought was the king’s daughter and asked for her hand?

A

Pelopia

41
Q

When Pelopia’s child was born what did she do?

A

exposed it

42
Q

Pelopia’s child was exposed and later found by some shepherds who gave it to what animal to be suckled?

A

a goat

43
Q

What was the name of Pelopia’s child?

A

Aegisthus (for the goat)

44
Q

Who did Atreus send to Delphi to find out where Thyestes was?

A

Agamemnon and Menelaus

45
Q

Where did Atreus send Agamemnon and Menelaus to find out where Thyestes was?

A

Delphi

46
Q

When Agamemnon and Menelaus went to Delphi, who did they run into?

A

Thyestes

47
Q

When Agamemnon and Menelaus brought Thyestes back to Mycenae, what did Atreus do with him?

A

flung him into prison and sent Aegisthus to kill him

48
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When Aegisthus went to kill Thyestes, Thyestes recognized what object and realized that was his son?

A

the sword

49
Q

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?

A

killed herself with the sword

50
Q

What did Aegisthus do with the sword after Pelopia killed herself?

A

Took it to Atreus with Peolpia’s blood on it and claimed it to by Thyestes’ blood

51
Q

Overjoyed, Atreus went to the shore to offer sacrifices to the gods, while there, who killed him?

A

Aegisthus

52
Q

Where was Atreus murdered?

A

the shore of Mycenae

53
Q

Who was killed on the shores of Mycenae?

A

Atreus

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