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Thyestes, A Tragedy is a 1680 tragedy by the English writer John Crowne. It was originally staged by the King's Company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane . The original cast is unknown. [ 1 ]
Thyestes and Aerope, painting by Nosadella. In Greek mythology, Thyestes (pronounced / θ aɪ ˈ ɛ s t iː z /, Greek: Θυέστης, [tʰyéstɛːs]) was a king of Olympia. Thyestes and his brother, Atreus, were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother, Chrysippus, in their desire for the throne
Thyestes (Ancient Greek: Θυέστης) is a lost tragedy by Euripides. The play may have concerned the myth of Thyestes ' seduction of Aerope , the wife of his brother Atreus , and Atreus' subsequent revenge on Thyestes, killing his children and serving them to him at a feast.
Thyestes is a first century AD fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of approximately 1112 lines of verse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, which tells the story of Thyestes, who unwittingly ate his own children who were slaughtered and served at a banquet by his brother Atreus. [1]
The article should have more information about the play, such as what the play as actually about, instead of just diferent plays that exist about Thyestes were their origins. Jlehmann2 ( talk ) 21:15, 14 October 2015 (UTC) I added information about the Chorus because it is an important part of Senecan plays since it acts as a narrator.
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Thyestes was the mythical king of Olympia. Thyestes may also refer to: Thyestes, a lost play of Euripides; Thyestes, a Roman tragedy; Mount Thyestes, in Canada; Thyestes, a genus of fossil fish; 14792 Thyestes, an asteroid
Titus's revenge may also have been influenced by Seneca's play Thyestes, written in the first century AD. In the mythology of Thyestes, which is the basis for Seneca's play, Thyestes, son of Pelops, King of Pisa, who, along with his brother Atreus, was exiled by Pelops for the murder of their half-brother, Chrysippus.