Orestes (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Orestes (/ɒˈrɛstiːz/; 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.

Other figures named Orestes include:

• Orestes, one of the leaders of the satyrs^[1] who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India.^[2]
• Orestes, son of river god Achelous and princess Perimede, daughter of King Aeolus of Thessaly. He was the brother of Hippodamas.^[3]
• Orestes, a Greek warrior slain by Hector and Ares during the Trojan War.^[4]
• Orestes, a Trojan soldier who attacked the Achaean wall together with Asius and was killed by Leonteus, a Lapith leader.^[5]