House of Atreus
Mycenae's doomed bloodline
The House of Atreus is the cursed royal family of Greek mythology whose generations suffered cycles of murder, betrayal, and divine punishment.
The lineage includes Agamemnon, who sacrificed his daughter and was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra, and Orestes, who avenged his father by killing his mother.
The phrase evokes familial doom, inherited guilt, and inescapable fate: Their dysfunction rivals the House of Atreus.
- AgamemnonMycenaean king, war leader
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
- OrestesMatricidal prince of myth
- ElectraMythic Greek princess
- IphigeniaMycenaean princess nearly sacrificed
curse · family curse · vengeance · matricide · blood guilt · Mycenae · tragedy · blood · cycle of violence · murder · Furies · Apollo · sacrifice · throne · dynasty · royal bloodline · doom · tragic fate
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