Orestes

[ aw-res-teez, oh-res‐ ]

/ ɔˈrɛs tiz, oʊˈrɛs‐ /

noun

Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.

(italics) a tragedy (408 b.c.) by Euripides.

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Examples from the Web for orestes

And, in spite of all her pride, and of Orestes's presence, her eyes filled with scalding tears.
Hypatia|Charles Kingsley
For the whole scout family had taken very kindly to Orestes.
Tom Slade on Mystery Trail|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Orestes loved Hermione 1279 more intensely for that very reason; because she had begun to belong to another man.
Remedia A Moris or, The Remedy Of Love|Ovid
Behold, I bear and deliver to thee a letter, O Orestes, from this thy sister.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides

For example, Orestes in the Iphigenia reveals the fact that he is Orestes.
Poetics|Aristotle

British Dictionary definitions for orestes

Orestes

/ (ɒˈrɛstiːz) /

noun

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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Cultural definitions for orestes

Orestes

[ (aw-res-teez) ]

In classical mythology, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and brother of Electra. Agamemnon was killed by Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus. To avenge the murder, Orestes and Electra killed them both.