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Thy·es·tes T0198500 (thī-ĕs′tēz)n. Greek Mythology A king of Mycenae who unknowingly ate the flesh of his own sons, served to him by his brother Atreus, as revenge for seducing his wife and usurping the throne.
[Greek Thuestēs.]Thyestes (θaɪˈɛstiːz) n (Classical Myth & Legend) 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 Thyestean, Thyestian adjThyestesenUK
Thyestes (thīĕs`tēz): see AtreusAtreus
, in Greek mythology, the son of Pelops and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He vied with his brother Thyestes for the throne of Mycenae. When Thyestes seduced Atreus' wife, Aerope, in order to attain the golden ram whose possession signified kingship, Atreus, in
..... Click the link for more information. .Thyestescursed the house of Atreus, who had served him his sons in a stew. [Gk. Myth. & Drama: “Atreus,” Benét, 61]See: Curse
Thyestesunknowingly eats sons served by vengeful brother. [Rom. Lit.: Thyestes]See: Punishment |