THYESTES
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
| Thyestes | Brother of Atreus, in exile from his fatherland. |
| The Ghost of Tantalus. | Doomed for his sins to come back to earth and inspire his house to greater sin. |
| The Fury | Who drives the ghost on to do his allotted part. |
| Atreus | King of Argos, grandson of Tantalus, who has quarreled with his brother and driven him into exile. |
| An Attendant of Atreus. | |
| Three sons of Thyestes: | Only one of whom, Tantalus, takes part in the dialogue. |
| A Messenger. | |
| Chorus | Citizens of Mycenae. |
| The scene is laid partly without the city of Argos, and partly within the royal palace. | |
