Atreus
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A·treus
(ā′tro͞os′, ā′trē-əs)n. Greek Mythology
A king of Mycenae, brother of Thyestes and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
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Atreus
(ˈeɪtrɪˌuːs; ˈeɪtrɪəs)n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Mycenae, son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and member of the family known as the Atreids (ˈeɪtrɪɪdz)
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A•tre•us
(ˈeɪ tri əs, ˈeɪ tryus)n.
a legendary king of Mycenae, the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
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