Atreus ( dr. Greek Ἀτρεύς ) - in ancient Greek mythology [1] king Mycenae , son of Pelops and Hippodamia , brother of Fiesta , husband of Aeroporta , father of Agamemnon and Menelaus . Mentioned in the Iliad (II 105 et al.) And The Odyssey (XI 387, XIII 424).
| Atreus | |
|---|---|
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| Floor | |
| Father | Pelop |
| Mother | Hippodamia |
| Brothers and sisters | |
| Spouse | Airport |
| Children | Agamemnon , Menelaus , Anaxibius, Astyoch |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Historical prototype
- 3 Atreus in fiction
- 4 Atreus in media culture
- 5 Pedigree
- 6 notes
Biography
He escaped from his father after the murder of Chrysippos [2] . King Mycenaeus Sfenel made him ruler of Midea [3] .
The oracle predicted to the inhabitants of Mycenae that they should elect the descendant of Pelop as king , they sent for Atreus and Fiesta. Fiesta, with the help of the Airport, having obtained the golden lamb, began to reign. Later, when Helios turned east to west [4] , thereby showing the injustice of accession, Atreus expelled Fiesta. Because Fiesta seduced his wife Aeroport, Atreus killed his brother’s sons, and ordered them to cook the roast, which he served on the table, inviting Fiesta to stay [5] , and Helios changed his path just then [6] . Fiesta cursed the entire clan of Atreus.
According to Thucydides , Eurystheus entrusted the royal authority to Atreus, going on a campaign [7] . According to the interpretation, Atreus was the first to open a solar eclipse , his brother, envious of him, left the city [8] . According to the interpretation, competing with his brother in wisdom, he discovered the movement of the sun, the opposite of the movement of the sky [9] . According to Herodor, a golden bowl depicting a lamb [10] was a symbol of royal power.
Aegisthusus later killed Atreus [11] . The tomb of Atreus in Mycenae [12] .
The descendants of Atreus were called Atrides.
Historic Prototype
Researchers identify Atreus with King Ahkhiyava Attarissiyas , mentioned in Hittite cuneiform documents.
The Hittite sources mention Attarissiyas as an adversary of the Hittite kings, equal in strength to them, the ruler of the country, Ahkhiyava (that is, the Mycenaean state) in the XIII century. BC e. This information, discovered only in the 20th century, significantly enriches the idea of the famous Greek king.
Atreus in Fiction
Atreus - the protagonist of the tragedy of Sophocles "Atreus, or Mycenaean" (fr. 140 Radt), the tragedies of Diogenes and the Action "Atreus", Seneca "Fiesta". Lycofron and Stock wrote the tragedy "Pelopids." The name Atreus is mentioned in the ancient Greek poems of Homer , the Iliad and Odyssey .
In the Dune Universe, Atreus is considered the founder of the Atreides House .
Atreus in Media Culture
Atreus is the son of Kratos in the video game "God of War", named after the fallen ally of Kratos. The protagonist of the film "Endless Story" is also named after him.
Pedigree
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Notes
- ↑ Myths of the peoples of the world . M., 1991-92. In 2 t. T. 1. S.123
- ↑ Thucydides. History I 9, 2; Plato. Spent 395b
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Mythological library II 4, 6 next
- ↑ Euripides. Electra 727-736; Euripides. Iphigenia in Tauris 195-196; Orestes 1001-1006; Plato. Politician 269a
- ↑ Sophocles. Eant 1293-1294
- ↑ Ovid. Letters from Pontus IV 6, 47-48; Seneca. Fiesta 789-824; Gigin. Myths 88
- ↑ Thucydides. History I 9, 2
- ↑ Gigin. Myths 258
- ↑ Polybius. World History XXXIV 2, 6; Strabo Geography I 2, 15 (p. 23), with reference to Polybius; Lucian. About Astrology 12
- ↑ Herodor, fr. 57 Jacobi // Torshilov D.O. Ancient mythography. St. Petersburg, 1999. P.96
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Mythological library E II 10-14
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas II 16, 6