Aerope was given to Nauplius to be sold or married abroad

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Aerope was a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the daughter of Catreus and later the wife of Atreus and mother of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological princess
associatedWith House of Atreus NERFINISHED
Mycenae NERFINISHED
Sparta NERFINISHED
category Cretan characters in Greek mythology
Princesses in Greek mythology
Women in Greek mythology
causeOfDisposition prophecy that Catreus would be killed by one of his children
child Agamemnon NERFINISHED
Menelaus NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Crete NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek religion
ethnicOrigin Cretan
father Catreus NERFINISHED
gender female
givenForPurpose to be married abroad
to be sold abroad
givenTo Nauplius NERFINISHED
grandfather Minos NERFINISHED
laterResidence Mycenae NERFINISHED
mother unknown
mythCycle Trojan War cycle NERFINISHED
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology NERFINISHED
mythRole mother of leaders of the Trojan War
notableRelative Agamemnon NERFINISHED
Electra NERFINISHED
Helen of Troy NERFINISHED
Menelaus NERFINISHED
Orestes NERFINISHED
orderedBy Catreus NERFINISHED
sibling Althaemenes NERFINISHED
Apemosyne NERFINISHED
Clymene NERFINISHED
sourceMention Apollodorus, Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
scholia on Homer
spouse Atreus NERFINISHED

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Catreus fateOfChild Aerope was given to Nauplius to be sold or married abroad