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Orestes

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O·res·tes  (ô-rstz)
n. Greek Mythology
The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who with his sister Electra avenged the murder of his father by murdering his mother and her lover Aegisthus.
Orestes [ɒˈrɛstiːz]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother and her lover Aegisthus in revenge for their murder of his father
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Noun1.OrestesOrestes - (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Translations
Orestes [ɒˈrɛstiːz] n → Oreste
Orestes [ɒˈrɛstiːz] n → Oreste


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Thus Iphigenia is revealed to Orestes by the sending of the letter; but another act of recognition is required to make Orestes known to Iphigenia.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Look at Aegisthus; he must needs make love to Agamemnon's wife unrighteously and then kill Agamemnon, though he knew it would be the death of him; for I sent Mercury to warn him not to do either of these things, inasmuch as Orestes would be sure to take his revenge when he grew up and wanted to return home.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
It told of the dispute between Agamemnon and Menelaus, the departure from Troy of Menelaus, the fortunes of the lesser heroes, the return and tragic death of Agamemnon, and the vengeance of Orestes on Aegisthus.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
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