person
Thyestes
also: Thyesteas
Mythical king who, fed his own children by his brother Atreus, laid a terrible curse on the house; 'Thyestean curses' are the bitterest imaginable.
Reading notes
- The Art of Poetry §86-98 Thyestes
Brother of Atreus, served his own children's flesh at a banquet; his story is the type of high tragic horror.
- The Epodes §5 Thyestean
Thyestes, fed his own sons by his brother Atreus, laid the archetypal curse; 'Thyestean' curses are the most terrible.