Atreus

[ ey-tree-uhs, ey-tryoos ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.

Atreus

/ ˈeɪtrɪˌuːs; ˈeɪtrɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Mycenae, son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and member of the family known as the Atreids ( ˈeɪtrɪɪdz )

Example Sentences

Along with his enhanced quiver etchings, Atreus is additionally sporting a new outfit in God of War Ragnarok, and a much broader frame.

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They appear to show two stick figures, equating to Kratos and Atreus, making their way to the mountain top from the first game.

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However, the revelation in God of War that Atreus is indeed Loki, the Norse god of mischief, has fueled Atreus’ thirst for answers.

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There is a small and easily missed detail included in Atreus’ God of War Ragnarök character design that hearkens back to 2018's God of War game.

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These etchings are an embellishment on the markings that were originally found on Atreus’ quiver in 2018's God of War.

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Resurrected by the gods, Pelops has a son whom he names Atreus, and Atreus repeats the family curse.

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It was as inevitable as that the doom of Orestes should follow the original crime of the house of Atreus.

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In Mycenæ we find the “Tomb of Atreus,” a magnificent building in the form of a beehive.

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Atreus, to revenge himself of his unnatural brother, killed the sons of Thyestes, and invited him to eat them.

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But warlike Menelaus, the son of Atreus, prevailed against them all together, because he gave the greatest gifts.

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Agamemnon was a son of Atreus according to Homer, and was the brother of Menelaus.

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