Themes in Atreus and Thyestes
Little Words, Big Ideas
Violence
To say that the myth of Atreus and Thyestes is horrifically, awfully, terribly violent would be an understatement. Let's see, you've got suicide, forced incest, the brutal murder of children, and t...
Revenge
Uh, yeah, this myth has definitely got a little bit of revenge going on. In fact, when Atreus kills Thyestes' sons and feeds them to him, he probably wins the award for most twisted revenge ever....