Atreus

American

[ey-tree-uhs, ey-tryoos] / ˈeɪ tri əs, ˈeɪ trjus /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

Atreus British

/ ˈeɪtrɪəs, ˈeɪtrɪˌuːs /

noun

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

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The return of Kratos and his son Atreus to the PlayStation has received the most nominations for the 2023 Bafta Games Awards.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023

That tension is present at the start of the game, with Kratos and Atreus returning home to their relatively humble cottage for a moment of introspective disagreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

On the other hand, he wants to protect his teenage boy, Atreus, who’s trying to get a grip on his own supernatural talents.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

The results are impressive — I never felt like anything looked out of place, and Kratos’ AI-controlled son Atreus follows along with you just as convincingly as he did on a 16:9 TV.

From The Verge ● Jan. 14, 2022

The House of Atreus is one of the most famous families in mythology.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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