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Thyestes

[thahy-es-teez]

noun Classical Mythology.

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

Related forms

Thy·es·te·an

[thahy-es-tee-uhn, thahy-e-stee-uhn] , Thy·es·ti·an, adjective

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Thyestes (θaɪˈɛstiːz)

—n
	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

—*adj*

Thyestian

—*adj*

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