Aerope
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Aerope is a figure in Greek mythology, a Cretan princess best known as the wife of Atreus and mother of the Atreidae, whose tragic family saga underpins much of the Trojan War cycle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretan princess
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figure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
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Hyginus, Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | golden lamb ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Crete
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Mycenae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOf | Catreus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Agamemnon
NERFINISHED
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Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Atreus curse NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cretan ⓘ |
| family | House of Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
adultery with Thyestes
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betrayal of Atreus ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lover | Thyestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Agamemnon
NERFINISHED
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Anaxibia NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Atreid saga
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Trojan War cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
adultery
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betrayal ⓘ dynastic succession ⓘ family curse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mother of the Atreidae
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being wife of Atreus ⓘ role in the curse of the House of Atreus ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
enabled Thyestes to claim the Mycenaean throne
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gave the golden lamb to Thyestes ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Althaemenes
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Apemosyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Clymene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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