Tantalus son of Thyestes

Tantalus son of Thyestes

In Greek mythology, Tantalus was a son of Thyestes and a prince of southern Argolis. He was killed along with his brother Pleisthenes, by Thyestes's brother Atreus. Atreus killed his nephews because Thyestes seduced his wife, Aerope.Atreus was the king of Mycenae, and Thyestes ruled the south of Argolis.

Other characters named Tantalus

The name Tantalus was common in Tantalus's family. The first Tantalus, son of Zeus, is the most famous. He was favored by the gods but sacrificed his son Pelops (Thyestes's father) to the Olympians, who hated human sacrifice. The gods killed Tantalus and brought Pelops back to life. Pelops had a brother named Broteas who had a son named Tantalus. Tantalus II was killed by Agamemnon, who married his wife, Clytaemnestra.

Tantalid family tree

Tantalus, son of Zeus and Plouto the nymph, and his wife Dione, had two sons Broteas and Pelops, and a daughter, Niobe.

Broteas

Broteas's son was Tantalus II.

Pelops

Pelops married Hippodameia and had the following children: Pittheus, Alcathous, Dias, Pleisthenes, Atreus, Thyestes, Copreus, Hippalcimus, Astydameia, Nicippe, and Eurydice. Atreus had a son named Agamemnon, whose son was Orestes and Thyestes had three sons: Tantalus III, Pleisthenes, and Aegisthus. Orestes became the ruler of all the Peloponessus and had a son named Tisamenus. Aegisthus had a son named Alete.

Niobe

Niobe had fourteen children.

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Gods and Heroes, Gustav Schwab, Pantheon.D' Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, Ingrid and Edgar Parain D' Aulaire.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresteshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegisthus


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