Pelops fathered Chrysippus by the nymph Axioche, an illegitimate son whose beauty attracted Laius's obsession and whose murder deepened the bloodguilt on the House of Pelops.
⚠ Some sources name Danais rather than Axioche as the mother; Apollodorus (Epitome 2.10) does not name her.
Hippodamia killed or instigated the killing of her stepson Chrysippus, fearing Pelops would favor the illegitimate boy as heir over her own sons Atreus and Thyestes.
Laius abducted the young Chrysippus, son of Pelops, while a guest at Pelops's court. This crime — a violation of xenia — brought Pelops's curse upon Laius and the royal house of Thebes.
Atreus and Thyestes were implicated in the murder of their half-brother Chrysippus, either acting on their mother Hippodamia's orders or at her instigation, deepening the curse on the House of Pelops.
Hippodamia's jealousy of her stepson Chrysippus, Pelops's favored illegitimate son, drove her to orchestrate his death. Her crime added to the bloodshed cursing the House of Pelops.
Laius's abduction of Chrysippus brought Apollo's curse upon his house, dooming Jocasta and their descendants. The curse ensured Laius would be killed by his own son, setting the Oedipus tragedy in motion.
Thyestes and his brother Atreus were implicated in the murder of their half-brother Chrysippus. The crime added to the cycle of violence that would later pit Atreus and Thyestes against each other.
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