House of Atreus myth cycle

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Greek mythological cycle legendary tradition mythological narrative

The House of Atreus myth cycle is a series of interconnected Greek legends about the cursed royal family of Mycenae, marked by betrayal, murder, and divine retribution across generations.

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Label Occurrences
House of Atreus 24
curse of the House of Atreus 2
House of Atreus cycle 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological cycle ⓘ
legendary tradition ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ
associatedWith Agamemnon ⓘ
Atreus ⓘ
Clytemnestra ⓘ
Electra ⓘ
Iphigenia ⓘ
Menelaus ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ
Pelops ⓘ
Tantalus ⓘ
Thyestes ⓘ
featuresDeity Apollo ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
featuresSupernaturalEntity Erinyes ⓘ
hasCentralTheme betrayal ⓘ
divine retribution ⓘ
family curse ⓘ
murder ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
hasLiterarySource Oresteia ⓘ
surface form: Aeschylus’ Oresteia

Electra (Euripides) ⓘ
surface form: Euripides’ Electra

Iphigenia in Tauris ⓘ
surface form: Euripides’ Iphigenia among the Taurians

Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) ⓘ
surface form: Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis

Electra (Sophocles) ⓘ
surface form: Sophocles’ Electra

various lost epic poems of the Epic Cycle ⓘ
hasMainFamily House of Atreus myth cycle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: House of Atreus
hasOriginCharacter Tantalus ⓘ
includesEpisode Agamemnon’s return from the Trojan War ⓘ
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) ⓘ
surface form: Agamemnon’s sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis

Thyestes ⓘ
surface form: Atreus’ cannibal feast of Thyestes’ sons

Orestes’ exile and return ⓘ
Orestes’ matricide of Clytemnestra ⓘ
Orestes’ trial and acquittal at Athens ⓘ
chariot race of Pelops and Oenomaus ⓘ
surface form: Pelops and the chariot race with Oenomaus

Thyestes’ adultery with Aerope ⓘ
House of Atreus myth cycle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Thyestes’ curse on Atreus and his line

crime of Tantalus against the gods ⓘ
curse placed on Tantalus and his descendants ⓘ
feud between Atreus and Thyestes ⓘ
murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus ⓘ
murder of Myrtilus by Pelops ⓘ
pursuit of Orestes by the Erinyes ⓘ
influenced Greek tragedy ⓘ
later Western literature about tragic dynasties ⓘ
involvesMoralTheme blood guilt ⓘ
hubris ⓘ
violation of xenia ⓘ
partOf Greek mythology ⓘ
setIn Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
surface form: Mycenae

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atreid dynasty → knownFor → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
Myrtilus → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Myrtilus → curseTarget → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Myrtilus → narrativeCycle → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pelops and Hippodamia myth cycle
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) → relatedMyth → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
subject surface form: Iphigenia in Aulis
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Agamemnon → house → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Clytemnestra → house → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Hermione → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Nicostratus → house → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Atreus → memberOf → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Atreus → centralFigureIn → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: curse of the House of Atreus
Thyestes → house → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Pelops → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Tantalus → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Tantalus → relatedMyth → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: myth of Pelops
Tantalus → relatedMyth → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: curse of the House of Atreus
Chrysothemis → memberOf → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Pylades → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
House of Atreus myth cycle → hasMainFamily → House of Atreus myth cycle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
House of Atreus myth cycle → includesEpisode → House of Atreus myth cycle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thyestes’ curse on Atreus and his line
Aegisthus → memberOf → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Pleisthenes → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Oresteia → depicts → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Orestes → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Electra (Sophocles) → basedOn → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus myth
Electra (Euripides) → mythologicalCycle → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Iphigenia → mythologicalCycle → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Iphigenia in Tauris → mythologicalCycle → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Nicias of Argos → hasFamilyConnection → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
The Eumenides → mythologicalBasis → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus cycle
Oenomaus → associatedWithMyth → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: myth of Pelops and Hippodamia
Hippodamia → associatedWith → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus
Hippodamia → house → House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Atreus