Orestes – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Orestes
n.
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra whose sister persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra's lover (Greek mythology); tragedy written by Euripides (408 B.C.)
Orestes
Orestes
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
Orestes
[Greek heroic] Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the brother of Electra. When his father returned from the Trojan War, he was murdered by Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus. Orestes, who was quite young at the time, went into exile and swore to get revenge. After he reached adulthood, he returned home secretly and, plotting with his sister Electra, contrived the murder of both Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. As a consequence of his deed, Orestes was tormented by the Erinyes, or Furies, who followed him everywhere he went. The Erinyes only stopped hounding him when he sought judgement for his crime at the Aeropagus in Athens, and was acquitted.
orestes
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Orestes; son of Agamennon and Clytaemnestra; play by Euripides; book by Varro