Atreid saga

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The Atreid saga is a cycle of Greek myths centered on the cursed House of Atreus, encompassing tales of betrayal, murder, and vengeance involving figures such as Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Orestes, and Electra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cycle of Greek myths
mythological saga
narrative tradition
associatedPlace Argos NERFINISHED
Mycenae NERFINISHED
Sparta NERFINISHED
centersOnFamily Atreus NERFINISHED
descendants of Atreus
featuresCharacter Aegisthus NERFINISHED
Agamemnon NERFINISHED
Atreus NERFINISHED
Clytemnestra NERFINISHED
Electra NERFINISHED
Helen of Troy NERFINISHED
Iphigenia NERFINISHED
Menelaus NERFINISHED
Orestes NERFINISHED
Pelops NERFINISHED
Tantalus NERFINISHED
Thyestes NERFINISHED
hasMainSubject House of Atreus NERFINISHED
hasOrigin oral mythic tradition
hasTheme betrayal
divine punishment
family curse
fate
kin-slaying
murder
retribution
vengeance
includesEvent banquet of Thyestes NERFINISHED
curse of the House of Atreus NERFINISHED
murder of Agamemnon NERFINISHED
pursuit of Orestes by the Erinyes
revenge of Orestes NERFINISHED
sacrifice of Iphigenia NERFINISHED
trial of Orestes at the Areopagus
narrativeFocus conflict between personal duty and divine will
intergenerational violence
transition from blood vengeance to legal justice
relatedToWork Agamemnon (Aeschylus play) NERFINISHED
Electra (Euripides play) NERFINISHED
Electra (Sophocles play) NERFINISHED
Oresteia NERFINISHED
Orestes (Euripides play) NERFINISHED
The Eumenides NERFINISHED
The Libation Bearers NERFINISHED
setInCulture Ancient Greek mythology NERFINISHED

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Atreus mythologicalCycle Atreid saga
Clytemnestra mythologicalCycle Atreid saga
Oresteia mythologicalCycle Atreid saga
Thyestes mythologicalCycle Atreid saga
Aegisthus partOfNarrativeCycle Atreid saga