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Thyestes

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Thy·es·tes  (th-stz)
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 Thuests.]
Thyestes [θaɪˈɛstiːz]
n
(Myth & Legend / 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 [θaɪˈɛstɪən ˌθaɪɛˈstiːən] adj
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He must be one who is highly renowned and prosperous,--a personage like Oedipus, Thyestes, or other illustrious men of such families.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Atreus, when he died, left it to Thyestes, rich in flocks, and Thyestes in his turn left it to be borne by Agamemnon, that he might be lord of all Argos and of the isles.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
Your brother and his ships escaped, for Juno protected him, but when he was just about to reach the high promontory of Malea, he was caught by a heavy gale which carried him out to sea again sorely against his will, and drove him to the foreland where Thyestes used to dwell, but where Aegisthus was then living.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
 
 
 
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