by Dr. Eric Hutchinson

Atreus

There once was a man from Mycenae.
His brother was such a big meanie.
He fed him his kids,
Put his life on the skids—
Drama fit for a pulp magazine-y. 

Agamemnon

There once was a king, Agamemnon.
He knifed his own child; it was no fun.
Sure, it altered the wind,
But his wife thought he sinned,
So she ruined his bath—“Welcome home, hon!”

Orestes

There once was a guy named Orestes.
His mom and her boyfriend were besties.
They killed his old man—
That’s the curse of their clan—
He killed them; now he’s fleeing arrest-ies. 

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Dr. Eric Hutchinson is an Associate Professor of Classics at Hillsdale College.