Orestes
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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.
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(italics) a tragedy (408 b.c.) by Euripides.
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The matricide trial of Orestes, portrayed as a shining moment for Athens by Aeschylus in “The Oresteia,” becomes a nihilistic farce in the hands of Euripides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Migrant life is hard, said Orestes Gómez, a Venezeulan-born percussionist who tours with Rawayana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
Luke Treadaway, the British actor who plays Laertes in “Hamlet” and Orestes, Klytemnestra’s son, in “Oresteia,” had been preparing for the roles since 2020 and noted the effects of the changes on the ensemble.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
“No one is going to be left without seeds to plant again and recover losses,” said Salvadoran Agriculture Minister Orestes Ortez.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2018
Orestes went forth from Athena’s tribunal a free man.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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