Zenobius 2.34

The eyes of Atreus

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English

Proverb

The eyes of Atreus

Explanation

as it were, unturning and harsh. Said from the lawless deed of Atreus, who, suspecting on a slander that his brother Thyestes was committing adultery with his wife Aerope, chopped up Thyestes' children, boiled them, and served them to their father at dinner — making him aware of his calamity by setting before him last the extremities.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀτρέως ὄμματα

Explanation

οἱονεὶ ἄτρεπτα καὶ σκληρά. Εἴρηται ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀτρέως παρανομίας, ὃς ὑπονοήσας ἐκ διαβολῆς τὸν ἀδελφὸν Θυέστην μοιχεύειν Ἀερόπην τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θυέστου συγκόψας καὶ ἑψήσας, δειπνοῦντι παρέθηκε τῷ πατρὶ, αἴσθησιν παρασχὼν τῆς συμφορᾶς ἐκ τοῦ τελευταῖα τὰ ἄκρα παραθεῖναι.

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