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thyestean

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Thy⋅es⋅tes

  [thahy-es-teez]
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–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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Thy·es·te·an   (thī-ěs'tē-ən, thī'ĭ-stē'ən)   
adj.  Involving the eating of human flesh; cannibalistic: a Thyestean feast.

[From Thyestes.]
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