In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (/ ɒ ˈ r ɛ s t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness, revenge, and purification, which retain obscure ...

Orestes, in Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae (or Argos), and his wife, Clytemnestra. According to Homer, Orestes was away when his father returned from Troy to meet his death at the hands of Aegisthus, his wife’s lover.

Mar 12, 2025 · Orestes’ father was the king of Mycenae, who was tragically murdered by his wife, Orestes’ mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover Aegisthus. This heartbreaking betrayal set in motion a cycle of vengeance and divine revenge that defined the entire life of young Orestes.

Orestes (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης, Orestēs) (408 BCE) is an Ancient Greek play by Euripides that follows the events of Orestes after he had murdered his mother. In accordance with the advice of the god Apollo, Orestes has killed his mother Clytemnestra to avenge the death of his father Agamemnon at her hands.

Orestes is a central character in Greek mythology, known primarily for avenging his father's murder. Agamemnon, his father, was killed by his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover Aegisthus, leading Orestes into a cycle of revenge and justice.

May 29, 2018 · In Greek mythology, Orestes was the prince who avenged the murder of his father, King Agamemnon of Mycenae, by killing his own mother, Clytemnestra. Orestes' sisters Iphigenia and Electra play important roles in his story.

Sep 26, 2023 · At the heart of Orestes’ tale is the act of matricide, a divine mandate from Apollo to avenge his father, Agamemnon’s murder. With the aid of his sister Electra, Orestes executes vengeance upon his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.

In Greek mythology, Orestes (/ ɒ ˈ r ɛ s t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης [oˈrestɛːs] "mountain dweller" derived either from orestias "of the mountains" or oresteros "mountainous" from oros "mountain") was the name of several figures, the most famous being Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.

This slender outline of the story of Orestes has been spun out and embellished in various ways by the tragic poets. Thus it is said that at the murder of Agamemnon it was intended also to despatch Orestes, but that Electra secretly entrusted him to the slave who had the management of him.

In Greek mythology, Orestes was the prince who avenged the murder of his father, King Agamemnon of Mycenae, by killing his own mother, Clytemnestra. Orestes' sisters Iphigenia and Electra play important roles in his story.