Atreus

…The Atreus family, in Greek mythology, was a powerful family whose ancestor was Tantalus and whose power was based in Mycenae, but whose fate was to repeatedly commit such terrible crimes as murder and adultery among their own family. The events that befell this family were taken up by many writers in antiquity, and as a result there are many different versions of the details of the legend. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Atreus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…アトレウスAtreus一族はギリシア神話で，タンタロスを始祖としミュケナイに依拠して勢力を扶植した有力な家系であるが，肉親間での謀殺，姦通といったむざんな犯罪が繰り返し演じられる運命を担わされた。この一族を見舞ったできごとは，古代において多くの作家に取り上げられた結果，伝説の細部については多くの異説が見られる。…

※「Atreus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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