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22 Cards in this Set
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Founder of the dynasty; Mycenaean Saga; One of the great sinners that fed his son Pelops to the gods
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Tantalus
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Son of Tantalus; murdered and chopped up and fed to the gods; has a shoulder made from ivory
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Pelops
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Pelops' wife; contest to win her heart was a chariot race
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Hippodamia
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Hippodamia's father; raced all prospective husbands for her daughter; killed in the chariot race
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Oenomaus
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A servant of Oenomaus that tampered with his chariot to ensure the victory of Pelops; thrown off a cliff after trying to have first honors on Pelop's wedding night; cursed Pelops' family
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Myrtilus
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Three sons of Pelops and Hippodamia
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Chrysippus, Atreus, and Thyestes
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Son of Pelops and Hippodamia who was sexually abused as a child and committed suicide
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Chrysippus
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Son of Pelops and Hippodamia who became the head of the family
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Atreus
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Son of Pelops and Atreus that tricks Atreus' wife for the golden ram
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Thyestes
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Has his three sons murdered, chopped up, and served in a stew upon his welcome back from exile
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Thyestes
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Daughter of Thyestes that he has sex with
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Pelopia
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Son of Thyestes and Pelopia
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Aegisthus
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Two sons of Atreus
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Agamemnon and Menelaus
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The lord over all kings in a city state
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Wanax
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Reason why Agamemnon and the trojans go to war; Menelaus' wife
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Helen of Troy
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To appease Artemis after killing a stag, Agamemnon must sacrifice this daughter so they can set sail
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Iphigenia
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Wife of Agamemnon who is having an affair with Aegisthus and kills Agamemnon and Cassandra
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Clytemnestra
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Rightful heir to the thrown of Agamemnon; avenges his fathers death by killing his mother Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
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Orestes
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Chase Orestes because of inter-familial murder
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Erinyes/Furies
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This goddess sets up a court to decide the case of Orestes interfamilial murder; 12 jury are set up and she is the tie breaking vote
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Athena
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This god defends Orestes because he told him to avenge his father's death
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Apollo
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Court established by Athena following the trial of Orestes
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court of Areopagus
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