As they sat around for dinner with Tantalus, most gods recognized what he had done and did not eat the meat because of its nature. However, Demeter<\/a>, whose daughter, Persephone, had been kidnapped by Hades<\/a>, was distracted, and he ate Pelops’ shoulder.<\/p>\n Because of that, the gods sent Tantalus into the underworld, where he was to spend the rest of eternity standing beneath a fruit tree in a pool of water.<\/p>\n Anytime he tried to reach the fruits, the branches would rise, and anytime he wanted to drink from the pool, the water would recede before he reached it. His suffering was the birth of the worth tantalizing in English.<\/p>\n The gods then brought back Pelops and replaced his shoulder with a piece of ivory with Hephestus\u2019s help.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After winning a race against King Oenomaus, Pelops married his daughter Hippodamia. Pelops won the race by sabotaging king Oenomaus’ chariot, making him lose the race and die.<\/p>\n He managed the sabotage with the help of Myrtilus, who was a king\u2019s servant. Pelops later killed the servant for different reasons. The first reason was that Pelops had promised him that he would take Hippodamia’s virginity but later retracted that promise.<\/p>\n The second reason was that the servant tried to rape Hippodamia later, and third, Pelops did not want to share the victory against the king with anyone. As Myrtilus died, he cursed Pelops and his lineage, which made the existing curse even worse.<\/p>\n Pelops and Hippodamia later had many sons, including Atreus, his twin brother Thyestes, and Alcathous. He also had another son with a nymph, Chrysippus, who was the twin’s half-brother.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After killing their half-brother, Atreus, Thyestes, Alcathous, and their mother, Hippodamia, were banished from the kingdom. Alcathous fled to Megara, but Atreus, Thyestes, and their mother went to Mycenae, where Hippodamia is said to have committed suicide.<\/p>\n Atreus, to try and redeem himself, vowed to sacrifice to Artemis<\/a>, his best lamb. He searched his flock, found a golden lamb, and gave it to Aerope, his wife, to keep away from the goddess. However, Aerope gave the golden lamb to Thyestes, her lover.<\/p>\n Thyestes then convinced Atreus that whoever had the lamb should take the throne, after which he produced it and became king.<\/p>\nPelops And Hippodamia<\/h3>\n
Atreus And Thyestes<\/h3>\n
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