Thyestes

Thyestes in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Thyestes (Θυέστης) was the son of Pelops, King of Olympia, and Hippodamia and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. Thyestes and his twin brother, Atreus, were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother, Chrysippus, in their desire for the throne of Olympia. They took refuge in Mycenae, where they ascended to ...

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Thyestes in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Θυέστης), a son of Pelops and Hippodameia, was the brother of Atreus and the father of Aegisthus. (Horn. Il. 2.107; Aeschyl. Agam. 1242 ; Eurip. Or. 1008 ; comp. ATREUS ; PELOPS; AGAMEMNON.) - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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