This sword became the means by which the incestuous intercourse between her and her father was discovered, whereupon she put an end to her own life. Geni does not allow isolated trees to be merged into the World Family Tree, or other trees. Aegisthus (/ ᵻ ˈ dʒ ɪ s θ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴγισθος; also transliterated as Aigisthos) is a figure in Greek mythology.He was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia.The product of an incestuous union motivated by his father's rivalry with the house of Atreus for the throne of Mycenae, Aegisthus murdered Atreus to restore his father to power. Agamemnon's teamster, Halaesus, later fought with the significant early "Roman" founder Aeneas in Italy. Clytemnestra was then killed by her son, Orestes, with the help of his sister Electra, in revenge for his father’s murder. Agamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Achaean (Greek) army during the Trojan War.

Aschylus (525-456 BCE) used this theme for his trilogy of tragedies Oristeia, and Richard Strauss used it to compose his famous musical drama Elektra. In addition, Thyestes had an affair with Atreus' wife, Aerope. Some versions of the myth say that Clytemnastra or Aegisthus solely killed him while in another they both do the killing.

Preparing for departure from Aulis, a port in Boeotia, Agamemnon's army incurred the wrath of the goddess Artemis. There are several reasons for this: Artemis is angry for the young men who will die at war in Troy, Artemis is angry due to Agamemnon slaying a sacred animal of Artemis, or that he boasted that he was equal in hunting. She took Aegisthus as her lover while Agamemnon was away at war. When Paris of Troy took Helen back to Troy with him, Menelaus sought Agamemnon's help in retrieving her. Aegisthus and Thyestes thereafter ruled over Mycenae jointly, exiling Atreus' sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus to Sparta, where King Tyndareus gave the pair his daughters, Clytemnestra and Helen, to take as wives. Cassandra was then taken as a concubine by King Agamemnon of Mycenae. While Agamemnon, the son of Atreus, was absent on his expedition against Troy, Aegisthus seduced Clytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon, and was so wicked as to offer up thanks to the gods for the success with which his criminal exertions were crowned. This sword became the means by which the incestuous intercourse between her and her father was discovered, whereupon she put an end to her own life. He later was avenged by his son Orestês who, with the help of Electra, killed their mother and Aegisthus.
The Iliad tells os the story of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles in the tenth and last year of the war. Atreus, not knowing the baby's origin, took Aegisthus in and raised him as his own son. When Menelaus's wife, Helen, was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris, Agamemnon commanded an army of Greek warriors with Menelaus that invaded Troy, as told in the Iliad. Agamemnon, in some versions, willingly sacrifices his daughter and sets sail; whereas in other versions, prepares to sacrifice Iphigenia, but Artemis replaces her with a deer at the last minute.

After Tyndareus, Menelaus took control of the Spartan throne while Agamemnon had successfully drove out Aegisthus and Thyestes with Menelaus's help. As commander-in-chief, he summoned the princes to the council and led the army in battle. Background. In Greek mythology, Aegisthus (Αἴγισθος) was the son of Thyestes and of Thyestes' daughter, Pelopia. Aegisthus and his father now took possession of their lawful inheritance from which they had been expelled by Atreus.2, Homer appears to know nothing of all these tragic occurrences, and we learn from him only that, after the death of Thyestes, Aegisthus ruled as king at Mycenae and took no part in the Trojan expedition.3, While Agamemnon, the son of Atreus, was absent on his expedition against Troy, Aegisthus seduced Clytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon, and was so wicked as to offer up thanks to the gods for the success with which his criminal exertions were crowned.4 In order not to be surprised by the return of Agamemnon, he sent out spies, and when Agamemnon came, Aegisthus invited him to a repast at which he had him treacherously murdered.5 After this event Aegisthus reigned seven years longer over Mycenae, until in the eighth Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, returned home and avenged the death of his father by putting the adulterer to death.6. After eating his own sons' corpses, Thyestes asked an oracle how best to gain revenge.

Upon his return, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon. King Agamemnon, more commonly known as Agamemnon (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων; Modern Greek: Αγαμέμνονας, "very steadfast"), was the king of Mycenae and Argos in Southern Greece. In revenge, Atreus killed Thyestes' sons and served them to him unknowingly.
Thyestes and his daughter had a child named Aegisthus.

Thus misfortune hounded successive generations of the House of Atreus , until atoned by Orestes in a court of justice held jointly by humans and gods.

In the night in which Pelopia had shared the bed of her father, she had taken from him his sword which she afterwards gave to Aegisthus.

A son of Thyestes, who unwittingly begot him by his own daughter Pelopia. During the fighting, Agamemnon killed Antiphus, a son of Priam, and 15 other Trojan soldiers.

n. Greek Mythology The son of Thyestes and lover of Clytemnestra. He vowed revenge on Atreus' children and successfully murdered Atreus restoring his father's rule. Atreus in his enmity towards his brother sent Aegisthus to kill him; but the sword which Aegisthus carried was the cause of the recognition between Thyestes and his son, and the latter returned and slew his uncle Atreus, while he was offering a sacrifice on the sea-coast.

Aegisthus and his father now took possession of their lawful inheritance from which they had been expelled by Atreus. Although not the equal of Achilles in bravery, Agamemnon was a representative of kingly authority. Agamemnon, who wanted to conqueror Troy, lead a coalition of Greek kingdoms to attack Troy. Unbeknownst to Agamemnon, while he was away at war, his wife, Clytemnestra, had begun an affair with Aegisthus. She abandoned him and he was raised by shepherds and suckled by a goat, hence his name Aegisthus (from αἴξ, buck). Atreus, the father of Agamemnon, murdered the children of his twin brother Thyestes and fed them to him after discovering Thyestes' adultery with his wife, Aerope. Article created on Sunday, July 19, 1998. Thyestes felt he had been deprived of the Mycenean throne unfairly by his brother, Atreus. After this event Aegisthus reigned seven years longer over Mycenae, until in the eighth Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, returned home and avenged the death of his father by putting the adulterer to death. After a decade of fighting in Troy, Agamemnon returned home and was murdered by Clytemnastra and her new lover, Aegisthus, his cousin and the killer of Atreus. Geni requires JavaScript! Half brother of Son (murdered by Atreus, eaten by Thyestes) of Mycenae and Pelopia of Mycenae. He vowed revenge on Atreus' children and successfully murdered Atreus restoring his father's rule. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Agamemnon's family history had been marred by rape, murder, incest, and treachery, consequences of the heinous crime perpetrated by their ancestor, Tantalus, and then of a curse placed upon Pelops, son of Tantalus, by Myrtilus, whom he had murdered.

The two battled back and forth several times.

https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Agamemnon?oldid=101744. Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in revenge and nearly cost the Greek armies the war. Homer appears to know nothing of all these tragic occurrences, and we learn from him only that, after the death of Thyestes, Aegisthus ruled as king at Mycenae and took no part in the Trojan expedition. He took the field himself, and performed many heroic deeds until he was wounded and forced to withdraw to his tent. Aegisthus and Thyestes thereafter ruled over Mycenae jointly, exiling Atreus' sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus to Sparta, where King Tyndareus gave the pair his daughters, Clytemnestra and Helen, to take as wives. Son of Thyestes of Mycenae and Pelopia of Mycenae The advice was to father a son with his own daughter, Pelopia, and that son would kill Atreus. Homer appears to know nothing of all these tragic occurrences, and we learn from him only that, after the death of Thyestes, Aegisthus ruled as king at Mycenae and took no part in the Trojan expedition. He took the throne and ruled Mycenae with Thyestes. In the night in which Pelopia had shared the bed of her father, she had taken from him his sword which she afterwards gave to Aegisthus. Atreus in his enmity towards his brother sent Aegisthus to kill him; but the sword which Aegisthus carried was the cause of the recognition between Thyestes and his son, and the latter returned and slew his uncle Atreus, while he was offering a sacrifice on the seacoast. Agamemnon was afterwards slain by Clytaemnestra and her lover, Agisthos, in Argos after his grand return from Troy, in his house. He reclaimed his father's throne and, through conquest, had become the most powerful Greek ruler. They respectively married Tyndareus' daughters, Clytemnastra and Helen.

When Aegisthus was born, his mother was ashamed of her incestuous act. Agamemnon and his brother, Menelaus, took refuge with the King of Sparta, Tyndareus. Aegisthus was the apparent lover in the triangle who killed Agamemnon in order to establish an intimate relationship with his wife. Thyestes and his daughter had a child named Aegisthus. 2. Brother of Aegisthos of Mycenae; Pelopia and Private (Later however Achilles returned when Patroclus his friend had died wearing Achilles' armor.).

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain. Odysseus took this advice. Greek: Αἴγισθος, Son (murdered by Atreus, eaten by Thyestes) of Mycenae.

Agamemnon had his four children, Orestes, Electra, Iphigenia, and Chrysothemis, with Clytemnastra.

Aegisthus and his father now took possession of their lawful inheritance from which they had been expelled by Atreus. 3. Plague and a lack of wind prevented his army from sailing.