noun

Thestĭus

gen. Thestii · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

a king of Ætolia; father of Leda and Althæa; and of Plexippus and Toxeus

a king of Ætolia, father of Leda and Althæa, and of Plexippus and Toxeus, Ov. M. 8, 487; Hyg. Fab. 77; 155; 174.—Hence,

descendant of Thestius •

Thestĭă-des, ae, m., a (male) descendant of Thestius: duo, i. e. Plexippus and Toxeus, Ov. M. 8, 304 and 434: respice Thestiaden, i. e. Meleager, son of Althæa, id. F. 5, 305. —

the daughter of Thestius; Althæa

Thestĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Thestius, i. e. Althæa, Ov. M. 8, 452; 8, 473; id. Tr. 1, 7, 18.

Perseus ID: n48188 Key: Thestius