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Thyestes

Thyestes proper noun: a king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.

Proper noun

Thyestes

  1. (Greek) A king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.

Origin of Thyestes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θυέστης (Thuéstēs).

Questions about Thyestes

What does Thyestes mean?
Thyestes means a king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.
What part of speech is Thyestes?
Thyestes is a proper noun.

Words near Thyestes in the dictionary

  1. thyatirids
  2. thycoplankton
  3. thycoplanktonic
  4. thye
  5. Thyestean
  6. Thyestes
  7. Thygerson
  8. thygmotaxic
  9. thygmotaxis
  10. Thyia
  11. thyine

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