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Atreus - (Filmbooks: House Atreides)
Atreus was the Greek namesake of House Atreus.[1] The House Atreides derived its name from House Atreus and were directly descended from Atreus, allowing Leto Atreides II to access his memory through Other Memory.[2]
Behind the Scenes
- In real life, Atreus was an ancient, legendary, Greek King of Mycenae who fathered two sons, King Agamemnon and King Menelaus. These two sons became kings in their own right, and were regarded as the "Atreides", meaning "sons of Atreus". Dune tells us that The Atreides name managed to be passed on throughout the ages, and along with it, its inherent nobility. This was evidenced by the fact that a noble House of the Imperium bore the Atreides name. Rulers of House Atreides were supposedly direct descendants of Agamemnon and Menelaus, the sons of Atreus.
- In the prequel books by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, a curious story is related whereby the Atreides name is handed down by Agamemnon the Cymek. This Agamemnon could trace his lineage from the 'First Agamemnon', the son of Atreus, as alluded to by Leto Atreides II in God Emperor of Dune.
Appearances
- God Emperor of Dune (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ God Emperor of Dune - Hadi Benotto translation of the volumes discovered at Dar-es-Balat: My paternal grandfather was The Atreides, descendant of the House of Atreus and tracing his ancestry directly back to the Greek original.
- ↑ God Emperor of Dune - Chapter 25: "And I have traversed the far wanderings of the Fremen. Through my father’s line and the others, I have gone right back to the House of Atreus."