Thyestes
Thyestes, ae, m., = Θυέστης,
- son of Pelops and brother of Atreus, who set before him for food the flesh of his own son; he was the father of Aegisthus, Hyg. Fab. 88; Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 25 (509); Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26; Hor. A. P. 91; id. C. 1, 16, 17; Pers. 5, 8.— Hence,
- A Thyestēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thyestes, Thyestean: Mycenae, Luc. 1, 544: mensa, Ov. P. 4, 6, 47; id. M. 15, 462: exsecratio, Cic. Pis. 19, 43; cf. preces, Hor. Epod. 5, 86: more furere, Sen. Contr. 1, 1 med.—
- B Thyestĭădes, ae, m., the (male) offspring of Thyestes; said of Aegisthus, Ov. A. A. 2, 407; Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 113.
Thyestēs, ae u. is, m. (Θυέστης), Sohn des Pelops, Bruder des Atreus, wurde von seinem Bruder vertrieben, weil er mit dessen Gemahlin buhlte. Bald darauf zurückgerufen, wurde ihm der eigene Sohn zur Speise von Atreus vorgesetzt. Mit der Pelopia, seiner Tochter, zeugte er den Ägisthus, der den Atreus tötete, Hyg. fab. 88: Nom. Thyesta, Charis. 68, 1 (ohne Beleg): Genet. Thyestae, Hor. de art. poët. 91. Ov. Ib. 357 M. Pers. 5, 8. Mart. 3, 45, 1 u.ö.: Dat. Thyestae, Plaut. rud. 509. Lucan. 7, 451: Vok. Thyesta, Cic. Tusc. 3, 26: Abl. Thyesta, Apul. apol. 16: Nomin. Thyestes, Acc. tr. 198. Hyg. fab. 85 u. 86: Genet. Thyestis, Hyg. fab. 88 u.a.: Dat. Thyesti, Hyg. fab. 87 u. 88 a.: Akk. Thyestem, Acc. tr. 312. Varro r.r. 2, 1, 6 (Variante Thyesten). Cic. Tusc. 3, 39 u. 4, 77: Akk. Thyesten, Hor. carm. 1, 16, 17 (Variante Thyestem): Abl. Thyeste, Sen. Agam. 907. Hyg. fab. 1, 88 u. 253. – Dav.: A) Thyestēus, a, um (Θυέστειος), thyestëisch, amor, des Thyestes, Ov.: preces, Verwünschung, Hor.: exsecratio, Cic. – B) Thyestiadēs, ae, Akk. ēn, m. (Θυεστιάδης), der Thyestiade (= Sohn des Thyestes), d.i. Ägisthus, Ov. u. Claud.
Thўestēs, æ, et rart is, m. (Θυέστης), Thyeste [fils de Pélops, frère dʼAtrée, lequel par vengeance lui fit manger la chair de ses fils dans un festin] : Hyg. Fab. 88 ; Pl. Rud. 509 ; Cic. Tusc. 4, 77 || -tæus ou -tēus, a, um (Θυέστειος), de Thyeste : Cic. Pis. 43 ; Ov. P. 4, 6, 47 ; M. 15, 462 || Thўestĭădēs, æ, m. , fils de Thyeste [Égisthe] : Ov. Ars 2, 407.
➳ c. Thyesta Cic. Tusc. 3, 26 ; acc. -tem Cic. Tusc. 3, 39 ; -ten Hor. O. 1, 16, 17.
Thyestes
(Θυέστης). The son of Pelops and Hippodamia, was the brother of Atreus and the father of Aegisthus. See Atreus and Aegisthus.
Thyestes
Thyestes, son of Pelops
- Apollod. 2.4.6, Apollod. 2.4.4
- along with his brother Atreus is entrusted with Midea: Apollod. 2.4.6
- debauches the wife of his brother Atreus and gets from her the golden lamb: Apollod. E.2.7, Paus. 2.18.1
- receives sceptre from Atreus: Paus. 9.40.11
- made king of Mycenae, but ousted and banished by Atreus: Apollod. E.2.10
- his children murdered by Atreus and served up at table: Paus. 2.18.1
- eats unwittingly of his own children at a banquet: Apollod. E.2.13
- begets Aegisthus on his own daughter: Apollod. E.2.14
- father of Tantalus: Paus. 2.18.2, Paus. 2.22.3
- restored to the kingdom by Aegisthus: Apollod. E.2.14
- driven away by Agamemnon and Menelaus: Apollod. E.2.15
- dwells in Citheria: Apollod. E.2.15
- his tomb surmounted with figure of a ram and called the Rams: Paus. 2.18.1, 3