ΘΕΣΤΙΟΥ, θεστιου
THESTIOU, thestiou
Sounds Like: thess-TEE-oo
Translations: of Thestius
From the root: ΘΕΣΤΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Thestius was a mythological figure, a king of Pleuron in Aetolia, and father of Leda (mother of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra) and Althaea (mother of Meleager). This word is the genitive form of his name, indicating possession or origin, meaning 'of Thestius'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:88
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΣΤΙΟΣ.
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- ΘΕΣΤΙΟΣ — Thestius
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