Capable of tracing its roots back to Greek mythology, House Atreides is one of the central factions in Frank Herbert's Dune saga. Both Herbert's novel and Denis Villeneuve's 2021 adaptation show the Atreides receiving the poisoned chalice of stewardship of Arrakis, a barren world that is of great economic importance. Villeneuve's 2024 sequel proves that House Atreides is a key player in galactic politics even after suffering an ignoble betrayal.