Pleisthenes

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Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pleisthenes canonical 3
Pleisthenes (brother of Menelaus) 1
Pleisthenēs 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological character
associatedPlace Argos
Mycenae
linked to: Mycenae and Tiryns
associatedWith House of Atreus
royal house of Mycenae
linked to: Heracleidae
attestedIn later mythographic traditions
scholia on classical texts
category Characters in Greek mythology
Mycenaean royal family in myth
characteristic relatively obscure in surviving sources
culture Ancient Greek
disputedTradition genealogy varies between sources
sometimes said to be the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus instead of Atreus
father Agamemnon
Atreus
Menelaus
gender male
grandfather Pelops
grandmother Hippodamia
languageOfName Ancient Greek
lineage Atreid family line
mother Aerope
mythologicalRole link between Atreus and his grandsons Agamemnon and Menelaus
member of the Atreid dynasty
mythologicalTheme dynastic succession
family relationships within the House of Atreus
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
nameScript Πλεισθένης
nameTransliteration Pleisthenēs
linked to: Pleisthenes
notableRelatives Aerope
Agamemnon
Atreus
Hippodamia
Menelaus
Pelops
Thyestes
sibling Chrysippus (in some traditions)
linked to: Chrysippus

Tantalus (son of Atreus)
linked to: Tantalus
spouseOrConsort Aerope

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atreid dynasty hasMember Pleisthenes
Pleistrus nameVariant Pleisthenes
Pleistrus paternalUncle Pleisthenes (brother of Menelaus)
linked to: Pleisthenes
Atreus hasChild Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes nameTransliteration Pleisthenēs
linked to: Pleisthenes