Thyestes - Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Thyestes (pronounced / θaɪˈɛstiːz /, Greek: Θυέστης, [tʰyéstɛːs]) was a king of Olympia. Thyestes and his brother, Atreus, were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother, Chrysippus, in their desire for the throne of Olympia.
THYESTES | PLAY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS - Seneca the Younger
“Thyestes” is remarkable for its integration of many facets into a unified whole – dramaturgy, rhetoric, themes, imagery and moral and political issues – and it is often regarded as Seneca’s masterpiece.
Thyestes (Seneca) - Wikipedia
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. [1]
Thyestes - Greek Mythology Wiki
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.
King Thyestes in Greek Mythology - Greek Legends and Myths
Thyestes was a king of Mycenae in Greek mythology, and notable the brother of Atreus. Therefore Thyestes was under the family curse from birth, and madness imbued both him and his brother.
SENECA THE YOUNGER, THYESTES - Theoi Classical Texts Library
THYESTES, brother of Atreus, in exile from his fatherland. THE GHOST OF TANTALUS, doomed for his sins to come back to earth and inspire his house to greater sin. THE FURY, who drives the ghost on to do his allotted part.
Thyestes Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
Thyestes is a Roman tragedy attributed to Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE), likely composed in the first half of the first century CE. Thyestes handles an episode from the myth of the brothers Thyestes and Atreus, who vied for the throne of Argos.
Thyestes Summary - eNotes.com
Thyestes is a play by the ancient Roman playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca in style of earlier Greek tragedies. The play winds a twisted tale of revenge between two...
Thyestes | King of Mycenae - Greek Mythology
Tiestes, in Greek mythology, is one of the brothers of Atreus and the father of Pelopia and Aegistus. Family Atreus and Tiestes were sons of Pelope and Hippodamia. Pelope was the son of either the son of Tantalus and Dione, or of Tantalus and Eurianassa.
Thyestes Analysis - eNotes.com
Dive deep into Lucius Annaeus Seneca's Thyestes with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion