Thyestes

American

[thahy-es-teez] / θaɪˈɛs tiz /

noun

Classical Mythology.

the brother of Atreus who unknowingly ate the flesh of his own sons when served to him by Atreus.

Thyestes British

/ ˌθaɪɛˈstiːən, θaɪˈɛstɪən, θaɪˈɛstiːz /

noun

Greek myth son of Pelops and brother of Atreus, with whose wife he committed adultery. In revenge, Atreus killed Thyestes' sons and served them to their father at a banquet

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He looked set to figure in the Thyestes before a last fence unseat but has to be forgiven a very disappointing display last time in the Bobbyjo to merit an each way chance.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A winner of the Thyestes Chase then Bobbyjo Chase, where Intense Raffles was runner-up, but that rival better off at the weights here.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Finished last of the 17 that completed under Rachael Blackmore, who rode him to victory in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park in January.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Beaten a short head by Carefully Selected in the Thyestes Chase before finishing third in the Kim Muir Chase at Cheltenham.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Her lover followed her and stood beside her—Aegisthus, the youngest child of Thyestes, born after that horrible feast.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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