Orestes

Orestes
Legendary King of Sparta
PredecessorMenelaus
SuccessorTisamenus
BornGreece
ParentsAgamemnon, Clytemnestra
Orestes at Delphi flanked by Athena and Pylades among the Erinyes and priestesses of the oracle, perhaps including Pythia behind the tripod – Paestan red-figured bell-krater, c. 330 BC

In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (/ɒˈrɛstz/; Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness, revenge, and purification, which retain obscure threads of much older works.[1][2] In particular Orestes plays a main role in Aeschylus' Oresteia.

Orestes and Iphigeneia on an antique mosaic, Musei Capitolini
  1. ^ Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths 112.1 ff.
  2. ^ Miola, Robert S. "Representing Orestes' Revenge". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.