Thestias

Thestias
Thestĭus, ii, m., = Thestios, a king of Ætolia, father of Leda and Althæa, and of Plexippus and Toxeus, Ov. M. 8, 487; Hyg. Fab. 77; 155; 174.—Hence,
A.
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. —
B.
Thestĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Thestius, i. e. Althæa, Ov. M. 8, 452; 8, 473; id. Tr. 1, 7, 18.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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