First Known Use: 1667
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Thyestean
adjective Thy·es·te·an \thī-ˈes-tē-ən\
Definition of THYESTEAN
: of or relating to the eating of human flesh : cannibal
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Origin of THYESTEAN
Thyestes, brother of Atreus who unwittingly ate the flesh of his children
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