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In Greek mythology, Thyestes (pronounced / θ aɪ ˈ ɛ s t iː z /, Greek: Θυέστης, [tʰyéstɛːs]) was a king of s and his brother, Atreus, were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother, Chrysippus, in their desire for the throne of took refuge in Mycenae, where they ascended the throne upon the absence of King Eurystheus, who was

Thyestes is a first century AD fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of approximately 1112 lines of verse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, which tells the story of Thyestes, who unwittingly ate his own children who were slaughtered and served at a banquet by his brother Atreus. As with most of Seneca's plays, Thyestes is based upon an older Greek version with the same name by Euripides

Thyestes was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia. He was the father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. His three sons by a naiad, who were killed by his twin brother Atreus, were named Aglaus, Orchomenus, and Calaeus. Thyestes and Atreus were exiled by their father for murdering their half-brother Chrysippus in their desire for the throne of Olympia. They took refuge in Mycenae, where they ascended to the

Thyestes. The son of Pelops and the brother of too was a victim of the curse that blighted Pelops' family. Atreus had succeeded King Sthenelus as the ruler of Mycenae but Thyestes, who had an affair with Atreus' wife Aerope, managed to seize the throne with her ned to be king again, Atreus sought the help of the gods and managed to regain his throne, banishing Thyestes