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King of Olympia and brother of Atreus in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Thyestes (pronounced /θaɪˈɛstiːz/, Greek: Θυέστης, [tʰyéstɛːs]) was a king of Olympia. Thyestes and his brother, Atreus, were exiled
Thyestes
Roman tragedy by Seneca the Younger
opera Thyeste. The libretto was a text in French by Hugo Claus, based on his 20th century play with the same title (in Dutch: Thyestes). Thyestes appears
Thyestes_(Seneca)
King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Thyestes. Depending on myth versions, they murdered Chrysippus, who was their half-brother. Because of the murder, Hippodamia, Atreus, and Thyestes were
Atreus
Thyestes (Ancient Greek: Θυέστης) is a lost tragedy by Euripides. The play may have concerned the myth of Thyestes' seduction of Aerope, the wife of his
Thyestes_(Euripides)
Ancient tragedy
Thyestes is a lost tragedy in Latin by the Roman poet Ennius, assumed to be based on the (also lost) Greek play Thyestes by Euripides. It was Ennius' last
Thyestes_(Ennius)
Greek mythological figure
less commonly known as Mnesiphane, was the daughter of Thyestes and mother of Aegisthus. Thyestes had been fighting with his brother, Atreus, for the throne
Pelopia (daughter of Thyestes)
Pelopia_(daughter_of_Thyestes)
Figure from Greek mythology
sons of his twin brother Thyestes and fed them to Thyestes after discovering Thyestes' adultery with his wife Aerope. Thyestes fathered Aegisthus with
Agamemnon
Topics referred to by the same term
Thyestes was the mythical king of Olympia. Thyestes may also refer to: Thyestes (Euripides), a lost Greek tragedy by Euripides Thyestes (Ennius), a lost
Thyestes_(disambiguation)
Mythological Greek character
Τάνταλος Tántalos) was a prince of the south of Argolis as son of King Thyestes. He was the brother of Pleisthenes, Pelopia and Aegisthus, and - according
Tantalus_(son_of_Thyestes)
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BC–AD 65)
Stoicism. As a tragedian, he is best known for plays such as his Medea, Thyestes, and Phaedra. Seneca had an immense influence on later generations—during
Seneca_the_Younger
Figure in Greek mythology
Aegisthus was the sole surviving son of Thyestes after Atreus killed his brother's children and served them to Thyestes in a meal. While Agamemnon laid siege
Aegisthus
Princess from Greek mythology
While the wife of Atreus, she became the lover of his brother Thyestes, and gave Thyestes the golden lamb that allowed him to become king of Mycenae. Aerope's
Aerope
1680 play
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › Thyestes, A Tragedy is a 1680 tragedy by the English writer John Crowne. It was originally
Thyestes_(play)
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Thyestes is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate of Europe whose fossils are found in Middle to Late Ludlow-aged marine strata of Late
Thyestes_(fish)
Archaeological site in Greece
the election of Thyestes should be reversed. The argument was heeded, and Atreus became king. His first move was to pursue Thyestes and all his family
Mycenae
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
weather for climbing Thyestes. Mount Thyestes Mountains portal Geography of British Columbia Geology of British Columbia "Mount Thyestes". Bivouac.com. Retrieved
Mount_Thyestes
Steeplechase horse race in Ireland
The race takes its name from the racehorse, Thyestes, named after a figure from Greek mythology. Thyestes, by The Tetrarch (out of Tetratema), was bred
Thyestes_Chase
Figure from Greek mythology
Agamemnon left for Troy, Clytemnestra began an affair with Aegisthus, son of Thyestes and her husband's cousin. After murdering Agamemnon, they ruled Mycenae
Clytemnestra
Greek mythological figures
his brother Tantalus, were the infant sons of Thyestes and Aerope, who Atreus killed and served to Thyestes at a banquet. Pleisthenes, the son of Menelaus
Pleisthenes
Irish race horse
Andrew, although Sadie died from cancer in 2022. He also won the 2025 Thyestes Chase and the 2025 Bobbyjo Chase. Nick Rockett was bred by K D Cotter in
Nick_Rockett
Species of moth
Isanthrene thyestes is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1883. It is found in Ecuador. Savela, Markku (January 4
Isanthrene_thyestes
King of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy
his brother Thyestes over the throne of Mycenae. After a back-and-forth struggle that featured adultery, incest, and cannibalism, Thyestes gained the throne
Menelaus
Theatrical genre
of exile, Thyestes is allowed to return to Mycenae. However, the conflict escalates when Atreus executes his revenge by tricking Thyestes into eating
Revenge_tragedy
Personification of darkness in Greek mythology
Seneca, Hercules on Oeta in Tragedies, Volume II: Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia, edited and translated by John G. Fitch, Loeb
Erebus
Mythical character
Atreus and Thyestes, killed their half brother, Chrysippus, who was his favorite son and was meant to inherit the kingdom; Atreus and Thyestes were banished
Pelops
2017 film
Marcus Lucius Sources Ab Urbe Condita (c.26 BC) Metamorphoses (c.AD 8) Thyestes (first century AD) Gesta Romanorum (late third century AD) Adaptations
The_Hungry
British actress
the 2012 ITV miniseries The Town. She starred in the 2015 production of Thyestes at the Courtyard Theatre, London and Modern Love, which was put on in 2016
Hanako_Footman
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Ateleaspis
French actress
Actress in 2009 for her role in Tartuffe and in 2019, for her role in Thyestes. "Time Art - Agence artistique de talents - Paris | Annie Mercier". "Annie
Annie_Mercier
Extinct class of jawless fishes
Diademaspis Zenaspis Thyestiida ⊞ ⊟ Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Auchenaspis Thyestes Witaaspis Tremataspidoidea Saaremaspis Tyriaspis Aestiaspis Dartmuthia
Osteostraci
Group of performers who comment on a drama
William Heinemann Ltd. 1932. Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (2017). "Seneca: Thyestes". Thyestes. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-186447-6. Catenaccio, Claire
Greek_chorus
Play by Shakespeare
by Seneca's play Thyestes, written in the first century AD. In the myth of Thyestes, which is the basis for Seneca's play, Thyestes, son of Pelops, King
Titus_Andronicus
Alleged reports of time traveling
other scenes from ancient Rome, such as a performance of the lost play Thyestes. Author Paul J. Nahin has suggested that a short story by Horace Gold (using
Time travel claims and urban legends
Time_travel_claims_and_urban_legends
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Zenaspis
Scottish actor
November 1985) Cottlesloe Theatre Thyestes (June 1994) Manchester Green Room, and Royal Court Theatre - As Thyestes The Murderers (1985) Cottesloe Theatre
Ewan_Stewart
Contagious power believed to have a life of its own
who invited his brother Thyestes to dine on a delicious stew, which had been prepared with the butchered flesh of Thyestes’s own sons. As a result, a
Miasma (ancient Greek religion)
Miasma_(ancient_Greek_religion)
Family of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Ateleaspididae
Australian actor
directed Morph, These People, This Little Piggy, The Metamorphosis, and Thyestes. In 2008, Winspear played Viktor in a Sydney Theatre Company production
Ben_Winspear
Legendary war in Greek mythology
significantly Agamemnon's wife, Clytemnestra, who was seduced by Aegisthus, son of Thyestes. Near the end of the ninth year since the landing, the Achaean army, tired
Trojan_War
Trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus
children, Atreus and Thyestes, who are said to have killed their half-brother Chrysippus, and were therefore banished. Thyestes and Aerope, Atreus' wife
Oresteia
Tholos tomb at Mycenae, Greece, dated to ca.1250 BCE
further exiled herself to Midea. Atreus and Thyestes quarrelled for the throne of Mycenae: first, Thyestes gained it after Atreus' wife, Aerope, gave a
Treasury_of_Atreus
5th-century BC Athenian tragic playwright
Banqueters) Tantalus Telephus Tereus Teukros (Teucer) Thamyras Theseus Thyestes Troilus Triptolemos Tympanistai (Drummers) Tyndareos Tyro Keiromene (Tyro
Sophocles
Son of Pelops in Greek mythology
life was eventually cut short by his jealous half-brothers Atreus and Thyestes who murdered him in cold blood. Chrysippus was the bastard son of Pelops
Chrysippus_of_Elis
Ancient Roman tragedies
suggest that certain scenes of the plays, such as the cannibalistic feast in Thyestes, may have been staged and performed while others were not. Scholars believe
Senecan_tragedy
Last wife of Julius Caesar
union when his father, Thyestes, raped his own daughter, Pelopia, following a prophecy that such a son would avenge Thyestes against his brother, Atreus
Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)
Tragedy by Seneca
Thyestis umbra (Thyestes' ghost), uncle of Agamemnon chorus Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon nutrix (nurse) Aegisthus, son of Thyestes, lover of Clytemnestra
Agamemnon_(Seneca)
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
winner Bindaree in the Welsh National, before winning the prestigious Thyestes chase at Gowran Park. His first run in the Grand National was in 2004.
Hedgehunter
Australian actor
Show Nominated 2010 Thyestes Green Room Awards Best Production Won 2010 Thyestes Green Room Awards Best Adaption Won 2010 Thyestes Green Room Awards Best
Mark_Leonard_Winter
Species of beetle
Thyestilla gebleri (Faldermann, 1835) Synonyms Thyestilla lepesmei Gilmour, 1950 Thyestes gebleri (Faldermann) Bates, 1873 Saperda gebleri Faldermann, 1835
Thyestilla_gebleri
Greek mythological figure and son of Zeus
Amphion had probably perished as well). Tantalus also briefly appears in Thyestes, a tragedy by Roman author Seneca. The ghost of the tormented Tantalus
Tantalus
Australian actor (born 1974)
1995 Eventspace 1: Intersections Performance Space, Sydney with Klunk Thyestes Number Five Bond Store, Sydney Blackrock Toby Wharf Theatre with STC 1996
Joel_Edgerton
Genus of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Witaaspis
British actor
2009 On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco Director New End Theatre, London Thyestes Messenger Arcola Theatre, London Ian Charleson Awards: Commendation Twelfth
Prasanna_Puwanarajah
Practice of humans eating other humans
knowing what they are eating. It is a subject of myths, such as the myth of Thyestes who unknowingly ate the flesh of his own sons. There are also actual cases
Human_cannibalism
Order of jawless fishes
Thyestiida Thyestiida Illemoraspis Procephalaspis Auchenaspis Thyestes Witaaspis Tremataspidoidea Saaremaspis Tyriaspis Aestiaspis Dartmuthia Timanaspis
Thyestiida
Australian film and theatre director
Mark Leonard Winter, Thomas Henning and Chris Ryan a version of Seneca's Thyestes for The Hayloft Project and Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. He directed The
Simon_Stone
Species of butterfly
north-east and north-west slopes of Blouberg in Limpopo province C. x. thyestes (Stoll, 1790) – South Africa: Eastern Cape province C. x. upembana Plantrou
Charaxes_xiphares
Multi-headed dog in Greek mythology
Harvard University Press. Seneca, Tragedies, Volume II: Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia. Edited and translated by John G. Fitch. Loeb
Cerberus
Order of fossil fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Benneviaspidida
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
Pelops (c. 200 – 245) First Vatican Mythographer, 22: Myrtilus; Atreus et Thyestes Second Vatican Mythographer, 146: Oenomaus Poseidon holding a trident.
Poseidon
British actor
played the title role in the first British stage production of Seneca's Thyestes. Other theatre roles include Ferdinand in The Tempest and Tamburlaine.
Rupert_Frazer
Astronomical survey
T-3 16 October 1977 (14788) 5172 T-3 16 October 1977 14791 Atreus 19 September 1973 14792 Thyestes 24 September 1973 15168 Marijnfranx 24 September 1960
Palomar–Leiden_survey
English actor
Juliet Benvolio/Friar John Tamara Harvey Theatre of Memory, London Thyestes Thyestes Libby Penn Battersea Arts Centre, London Waste Walter Kent Samuel
Max_Bennett_(actor)
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Procephalaspis
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
chiefly for its horrific crimes. This includes the doings of Atreus and Thyestes at Argos. Behind the myth of the house of Atreus (one of the two principal
Greek_mythology
Roman poet
on Augustus. Varius's most famous literary production was the tragedy Thyestes, which Quintilian (Inst. Orat. x.1, 98) declared fit to rank with any of
Lucius_Varius_Rufus
Italian Catholic priest and musicologist
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, to view a performance of the lost Latin tragedy Thyestes by Quintus Ennius, and to listen to a speech of the Roman politician and
Pellegrino_Ernetti
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Zychaspis
Extinct family of jawless fishes
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Zenaspididae
Dramatic genre
Thyestes. Seneca's tragedies followed three main themes: the inconsistency of fortune (Troades), stories of crime and the evils of murder (Thyestes)
Revenge_play
American web novel series and its adaptations
Triscan Cadell Seris Dragoth Viessa Melzri Elijah Knight / Nico Sever Ademir Thyestes Aldir Kordri Taci Mordain Dawn Soleil Aurora Chul Wren Kain III Redox Raedan
The_Beginning_After_the_End
Genus of extinct jawless fish
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Cephalaspis
Short story by Edgar Allan Poe
Thyeste ("If such a sinister design is not worthy of Atreus, it is worthy of Thyestes"). This story first appeared in The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present
The_Purloined_Letter
Sexual activity between close relatives
Machine. sanathanadharma.com Hook, Brian S. (January 2005). "Oedipus and Thyestes among the Philosophers: Incest and Cannibalism in Plato, Diogenes, and
Incest
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
explored major mythological narratives, featuring characters such as Helen, Thyestes (which allowed him to address the subject of anthropophagy), Heracles (the
Diogenes
Australian actor
In 2015 he travelled to Paris to perform in Simon Stone's production of Thyestes, and played the title role in Belvoir's production of Ivanov. In 2021,
Ewen_Leslie
Roman bronze bust
Extant plays Agamemnon Hercules Furens Medea Oedipus Phaedra Phoenissae Thyestes Troades Plays of questionable authorship Hercules Oetaeus Octavia Satire
Pseudo-Seneca_(bust)
Genus of prehistoric jawless fish
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Tremataspis
Practice of eating a child or fetus
revenge. Learning that his brother Thyestes had committed adultery with his wife Aerope, Atreus killed and cooked Thyestes's sons, serving their flesh to their
Child_cannibalism
Troades (40–65) Oedipus (40–65) Agamemnon (40–65) Medea (50) Phaedra (52) Thyestes (52) Hercules (54) Phoenissae (60–62) (unfinished) Hercules Oetaeus (65–100)
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
Greek mythological figure
Eurydice, Hippalcimus, Hippasus, Lysidice, Mytilene, Nicippe, Pittheus, Thyestes, and Troezen.[citation needed] Hippodamia's father, King Oenomaus of Pisa
Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus)
Hippodamia_(daughter_of_Oenomaus)
Arsu and Azizos (Palmyran) Ascalaphus and Ialmenus (Greek) Atreus and Thyestes (Greek) Ashvins (Hindu) Ašvieniai divine twins (Lithuanian) Byblis and
List_of_mythological_pairs
Play by Thomas Kyd
Seneca's Thyestes. The Ghost describes his journey into the underworld and calls for punishment at the end of the play that has influences from Thyestes, Agamemnon
The_Spanish_Tragedy
Extinct genus of jawless fish
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Wladysagitta
Achilles Chorithan ✓ Killed by Idomeneus Ilioneus ✓ Killed by Ajax the Lesser Philenor ✓ Killed by Ajax the Lesser Thyestes ✓ Killed by Diomedes Idaeus ✓
List_of_children_of_Priam
Divine hero and son of Hermes
curse would haunt future generations of Pelops' family, including Atreus, Thyestes, Agamemnon, Aegisthus, Menelaus, Orestes and Chrysippus. Also, the burial
Myrtilus
Capital of ancient Thesprotia
Rhodes. Thyestes came there looking for his brother, Atreus. Atreus was not there, but the daughter of Thyestes, Pelopia, was there, and Thyestes, not recognizing
Cichyrus
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Carroll Trainer Martin Brassil Record 36: 5-8-5 Earnings £590,054 Major wins Thyestes Chase (2005) Irish Grand National (2005) Grand National (2006) Last updated
Numbersixvalverde
Irish jockey
Chase on Minella Rocco. In January 2023, she won at Gowran Park on Goffs Thyestes Day where she rode Hands Of Gold to win the ladies’ maiden hurdle. In May
Aine_O'Connor
British playwright (born 1938)
and Jared Mezzocchi. Churchill has published translations of Seneca's Thyestes, Olivier Choinière's Bliss (Félicité), and August Strindberg's A Dream
Caryl_Churchill
Extinct order of jawless vertebrates
Auchenaspis Dartmuthia Didymaspis Ilemoraspis Procephalaspis Saaremaspis Thyestes Tyriaspis Witaaspis Kiaeraspididae Acrotomaspis Axinaspis Gustavaspis Kiaeraspis
Zenaspidida
Roman tragedy traditionally attributed to Seneca
UP, 2003) [1] John G. Fitch Tragedies, Volume II: Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press: Loeb
Octavia_(play)
King of Tiryns in Greek mythology
Spartans and Argives. After Eurystheus' death, the brothers Atreus and Thyestes, whom he had left in charge during his absence, took over the city, the
Eurystheus
English Jesuit priest (1535–1598)
English translator of three Latin plays of Seneca, the Troas (1559), the Thyestes (1560) and Hercules Furens (1561). He was son of John Heywood, and became
Jasper_Heywood
Athenian tragic poet (c.448–c.400 BC)
Anthos or Antheus ("The Flower") Mysoi ("Mysians") Telephos ("Telephus") Thyestes Fragments in A Nauck, Tragicorum graecorum fragmenta (1887). Fragments
Agathon
tenuit tenebit Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding from Thyestes, Seneca the Younger quot capita, tot sensus as many heads, so many perceptions
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Horse race course in Gowran, Ireland
has quality fixtures spread evenly throughout the year starting with the Thyestes Handicap Chase in January. "Speech by Minister O'Donoghue at the opening
Gowran_Park_Racecourse
French actor and artistic director (born 1982)
27 July 2024 Henry VI - Festival d'Avignon, The 2014 programme - 2014 Thyestes, Avignon Festival — the darkest of fairy tales - Financial Times, July
Thomas_Jolly
1st-century BC Roman politician and writer
of two tragedies are known, Thyestes and Brutus, the first of which was allegedly stolen by his murderer Varus. Thyestes was subsequently published as
Gaius_Cassius_Parmensis
Deadly monster of Greek mythology
Astronomica 2.879–880 (pp. 152, 153); Seneca, Hercules Furens 46–62 (pp. 52–53), Thyestes 808–809 (pp. 298–299) (where the Chorus asks if Typhon has thrown the mountain
Typhon
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German
Variant spelling of German Claramond, CLARIMOND means "bright protector."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern)
English (mainly southwestern) : habitational name from Hartnoll in Marwood, Devon, named from Old English heor(o)t ‘hart’, ‘stag’ + cnoll ‘hilltop’.
Girl/Female
Irish
Brave.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wealth, A star
Boy/Male
Tamil
Traveler, A journey, Sky, Air
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Polish
White
Girl/Female
Muslim
(Daughter of Nusayb)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Brilliant
Boy/Male
Sikh
Meaning sacred water, Amrit (1)
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave Leader
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