Thyestes

[ thahy-es-teez ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Classical Mythology.

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

Thyestes

/ ˌθaɪɛˈstiːən; θaɪˈɛstɪən; θaɪˈɛstiːz /

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

Thy·es·te·an [thahy-, es, -tee-, uh, n, thahy-e-, stee, -, uh, n], Thy·esti·an adjective

Atreus, to revenge himself of his unnatural brother, killed the sons of Thyestes, and invited him to eat them.

The House of Thyestes, whence Agamemnon sprang, is marked by even blacker legends.

Atreus, grandson of Tantalus, immortalised in infamy with his brother Thyestes: ib.

They likewise built Argos; which is mentioned by Thyestes in Seneca as a wonderful performance.

Thyestes exalts over the fulfillment of another chapter in the inevitable curse.

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