Thyestes

[ thahy-es-teez ]

nounClassical Mythology.

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

Other words from Thyestes

Thy·es·te·an [thahy-es-tee-uhn, thahy-e-stee-uhn], /θaɪˈɛs ti ən, ˌθaɪ ɛˈsti ən/, Thy·es·ti·an, adjective

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How to use Thyestes in a sentence

Atreus, to revenge himself of his unnatural brother, killed the sons of Thyestes, and invited him to eat them.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John Dryden
The House of Thyestes, whence Agamemnon sprang, is marked by even blacker legends.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
Atreus, grandson of Tantalus, immortalised in infamy with his brother Thyestes: ib.
The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) | Richard Crashaw
They likewise built Argos; which is mentioned by Thyestes in Seneca as a wonderful performance.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) | Jacob Bryant
Thyestes exalts over the fulfillment of another chapter in the inevitable curse.
Guy Livingstone; | George A. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for Thyestes

Thyestes

/ (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

Derived forms of Thyestes

Thyestean or Thyestian (θaɪˈɛstɪən, ˌθaɪɛˈstiːən), adjective

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