| 31. | An example is Atreus who invited his brother Thyestes to a delicious stew containing the bodies of his own sons.
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| 32. | Atreus subsequently discovers that his wife, Aerope, had been having an affair with Thyestes, and he vows revenge.
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| 33. | Thyestes agreed to give the kingdom back when the sun moved backwards in the sky, a feat that Zeus accomplished.
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| 34. | Upon recognizing Thyestes and the fact that he was the rapist, Pelopia stabbed herself with her father's sword.
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| 35. | But his most famous literary production was the tragedy " Thyestes ", which Quintilian ( " Inst.
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| 36. | As Thyestes finishes his meal, Atreus produces the hands and heads, revealing to the horrified Thyestes what he has done.
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| 37. | As Thyestes finishes his meal, Atreus produces the hands and heads, revealing to the horrified Thyestes what he has done.
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| 38. | Thyestes did so by raping Pelopia ( his identity hidden from her ) and the son, Aegisthus, did kill Atreus.
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| 39. | Determined to re-attain the throne, Atreus enlists the aid of Zeus and Hermes, and has Thyestes banished from Mycenae.
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| 40. | Only as he entered adulthood did Thyestes reveal the truth to Aegisthus, that he was both father and grandfather to the boy.
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