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Aegisthus

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Aegisthus , in Greek mythology, according to most legends the incestuous offspring of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopia. At Thyestes' behest Aegisthus revenged the murder of his brothers by killing his uncle Atreus . Later, he was known as the lover of Clytemnestra and aided her in the murdering of her husband, Agamemnon. He was killed in revenge by Clytemnestra's son, Orestes.

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Thyestes

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Thyestes in Greek mythology, the brother of Atreus and father of Aegisthus, whose brother tricked him into eating the flesh of his own children at a feast; part of the curse on the house of Atreus.

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Aegisthus

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Aegisthus in Greek mythology, the lover of his cousin's wife Clytemnestra, who killed her husband Agamemnon; Aegisthus and Clytemnestra were in turn killed by her son Orestes.

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Thyestes

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Thyestes : see Atreus .

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Aegisthus

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Aegisthus •Malthus •acanthus, agapanthus, clianthus, dianthus, helianthus, polyanthus •Hyacinthus • Aegisthus • traverse •canvas, canvass •Selvas • grievous • mischievous •redivivus • fulvous • nervous •Peleus, rebellious •Kansas • Jesus

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Thyestes

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Thyestes •atlantes, Cervantes •Ecclesiastes • penates • gentes •Orestes, testes, Thyestes •Achates, Euphrates •diabetes • striptease •pyrites, Stylites, troglodytes •Orontes • Boötes • Procrustes •Harpocrates, Hippocrates, Isocrates, Socrates •litotes • Surtees • Dives

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