Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thyestes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: thyestes
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θυέστης (Thuéstēs).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Θυέστης

Frequently Paired Words

Thyestean

Questions

What does thyestes mean?: A king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.
Where does thyestes come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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