Galaxy/The codex of Plisthenes

In Hyginus' account, an infant son of Thyestes who, alongside his brother Tantalus, was slaughtered and served to their father by Atreus.1

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When Atreus discovered his brother's treachery, he sought a terrible revenge. He murdered the infant children of ThyestesPlisthenes and Tantalus—and served their cooked flesh to their father at a banquet. The sun itself was said to have hidden its face at the horror of the crime.2

the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story

BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Plisthenes — art, artifacts and echoes.

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