CLST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Aeschylus, Physis, Erinyes
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Sometimes called the house of pelops, or tantalus (the first member). Tantalus tries to feed his son to the gods the gods bring pelops back to life. Niobe destroys her family and herself because of her hubris. Pelops goes to elis and king oenomaus has a daughter called hippodamia of marriage age suitors to defeat the father in a chariot race. Pelops makes a bargain with oenomaus" chariot myrtilus oenomaus dragged and killed. Myrtilus promised half of the kingdom and the privilege of deflowering. Hippodamia on her wedding but instead is thrown off a cliff. Hippodamia gives birth to atreus and another thyestes. Atreus married to aerope agamemnon and menelaus. Thyestes has a daughter pelopia and three other children. Thyestes and atreus wish to rule mycenae pelops says whoever acquires the golden fleece can rule. Thyestes brides aerope and seduces her betrays how to acquire golden fleece and thyestes gets it.