Thyestes

[ thahy-es-teez ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

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

Thyestes

/ ˌθaɪɛˈstiːən; θaɪˈɛstɪən; θaɪˈɛstiːz /

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• Thyestean, adjective

Other Words From

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

Example Sentences

Finished last of the 17 that completed under Rachael Blackmore, who rode him to victory in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park in January.

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Finished runner-up in two big handicap chases on heavy ground this season, including when second to Ain't That A Shame in the Thyestes Chase.

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Beaten a short head by Carefully Selected in the Thyestes Chase before finishing third in the Kim Muir Chase at Cheltenham.

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Won the Thyestes Chase in only his second race since being sidelined for the best part of three years.

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Seventh in Thyestes Chase, before winning over further in Grand National Trial at Punchestown.

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