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Thyestes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Thyestes in a sentence

Thyestes meaning

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.

Using Thyestes

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, thyestes often appears in combinations such as: and thyestes, of thyestes, thyestes to.

Context around Thyestes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

horrified 1× pursue 1× kills 1× goffs 1× corpses 1× asks 1× play 1×

Often after:

finishes 1× managed 1× returns 1× sons 1× day 1× asked 1× tricks 1× written 1× raped 1× aegisthus 1×

Sentence patterns with Thyestes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aegisthus and thyestes from mycenae 1× aegisthus and thyestes to recover 1× as thyestes finishes his 1× death of thyestes aegisthus ruled 1× election of thyestes should be 1× goffs thyestes day is 1× he asks thyestes to return 1× however when thyestes returns atreus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after eating his 1× as thyestes finishes 1× atreus argued that 1× goffs thyestes day 1× he asks thyestes 1× he used the 1×

Common sentence endings:

animosities are forgotten 1× at gowran park 1× escape from mycenae 1× father s kingdom 1× first century ad 1× he has done 1×

Words around Thyestes

Just before it in the word index:

thyer 3 thyen 2 thye 5 thyden 2 thybulle 12 thy 122

Just after it in the word index:

thygesen 3 thykier 3 thylacine 40 thylacines 10 thylacinus 2 thylakoid 27

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Thyestes

  • In this selection, "thyestes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, horrified, pursue, kills, finishes, managed and returns stand out and add context to how "thyestes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aegisthus and thyestes from mycenae and aegisthus and thyestes to recover. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thyestes" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thyestes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, when Thyestes returns, Atreus secretly kills Thyestes' sons, Pelopia and Aegisthus. (12 words)

Thyestes raped Pelopia after she performed a sacrifice, hiding his identity from her. (13 words)

After eating his own sons' corpses, Thyestes asked an oracle how best to gain revenge. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Quick enough to win over two and a half miles as a novice, he had plenty of support when eighth in the Thyestes at Gowran Park. (26 words)

Goffs Thyestes Day is a real highlight of the Irish National Hunt calendar, mixing highly competitive steeplechasing with a race day experience like no other. (25 words)

We learn from him only that, after the death of Thyestes, Aegisthus ruled as king at Mycenae and took no part in the Trojan expedition. (25 words)

Example sentences (14)

As Thyestes finishes his meal, Atreus produces the hands and heads, revealing to the horrified Thyestes what he has done.

His first move was to pursue Thyestes and all his family - that is, his own kin - but Thyestes managed to escape from Mycenae.

However, when Thyestes returns, Atreus secretly kills Thyestes' sons, Pelopia and Aegisthus.

Goffs Thyestes Day is a real highlight of the Irish National Hunt calendar, mixing highly competitive steeplechasing with a race day experience like no other.

Quick enough to win over two and a half miles as a novice, he had plenty of support when eighth in the Thyestes at Gowran Park.

After eating his own sons' corpses, Thyestes asked an oracle how best to gain revenge.

Atreus argued that because the sun had reversed its path, the election of Thyestes should be reversed.

He asks Thyestes to return to Mycenae with his family, telling him that all past animosities are forgotten.

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He used the Spartan army to drive out Aegisthus and Thyestes from Mycenae and place Agamemnon on the throne.

However, each becomes jealous of the other, and Thyestes tricks Atreus into electing him as the sole king.

Maxwell (1953: 92) Titus' revenge may also have been influenced by Seneca 's play Thyestes, written in the first century AD.

Menelaus succeeded Tyndareus in Sparta, while Agamemnon, with his brother's assistance, drove out Aegisthus and Thyestes to recover his father's kingdom.

Thyestes raped Pelopia after she performed a sacrifice, hiding his identity from her.

We learn from him only that, after the death of Thyestes, Aegisthus ruled as king at Mycenae and took no part in the Trojan expedition.

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Common combinations with thyestes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thyestes" in a sentence?
An example: "As Thyestes finishes his meal, Atreus produces the hands and heads, revealing to the horrified Thyestes what he has done." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thyestes" from authentic English texts.
What does "thyestes" mean?
Thyestes means: 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.
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