House of Pelops

Most fail to realize the extent to which the Greek myths are interconnected, albeit incoherently and contradictorily at times. For example, when in the first semester of freshman English while studying the Odyssey I brought up the relation of Tantalus to the Atreids, i.e. Agamemnon and Menelaus, my professor was unaware and therefore squashed my line of inquiry. Well, I think it's necessary to recognize the rich network that unifies Greek mythology and thereby renders it so compelling. Hence, and read the whole page, http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/pelops.html#Atreus
p.s. If I could figure out how to work this dang blog and upload a pdf, I'd show the family tree.