The Pelopids and Dune (Part One) Tantalus and Pelops
Channel: Doc Sloan's Science Fiction Station
Date: 2021-11-26

In this first episode of a small new series on Doc Sloan's Science Fiction Station, we take a look at the Pelopid Line, that family that is so associated with familial homicide. This family and the stories that surround them are also the basis for Paul Atreides and much of the plot of Frank Herbert's Dune Series.

Let's take a look at the entire Pelopid line. In this episode we begin with Tantalus the King of Lydia, before going on to look at the namesake of this family, Pelops. It is a common misconception that the curse of the house of Atreus comes from the actions of Tantalus, but this is not true. 

The curse has in fact nothing to do with Tantalus, but rather a certain charioteer called Myrtilos and his part in the death of King Oenomaus. 

There are a lot of unusual names in this episode and therefore we recommend turning the subtitles or caption options on for help with this.

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