Thyestean adjective.
[Ɵʌɪ'ɛstɪǝn] M17.[Latin Thyesteus from Greek Thuesteios, from Thuestēs Thyestes, who in ancient Greek legend was tricked by his brother Atreus into eating the flesh of his own sons at a banquet: see -EAN.]Cannibalistic;
spec. involving the killing and eating of children.
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