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Orestes
was the son of Agamemnon in Greek mythology; Orestes may also refer to:
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Orestes
Orestes was the son of Agamemnon in Greek mythology; Orestes may also refer to:Drama*Orestes , by Euripides*Orestes, the character in Sophocles' tragedy Electra*Orestes, the character in Aeschylus' trilogy of tragedies, Oresteia...
was the son of Agamemnon in Greek mythology; Orestes may also refer to:
Drama
- Orestes (play)Orestes (play)Orestes is an Ancient Greek play by Euripides that follows the events of Orestes after he had murdered his mother.-Background:...
, by Euripides - Orestes, the character in Sophocles' tragedy ElectraElectra (Sophocles)Electra or Elektra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the Philoctetes and the Oedipus at Colonus lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of Sophocles' career.Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan...
- Orestes, the character in Aeschylus' trilogy of tragedies, Oresteia
- HorestesHorestesHorestes is a late Tudor morality play by the English dramatist John Pickering. It was first published in 1567 and was most likely performed by Lord Rich's men as part of the Christmas revels at court that year...
- a late Tudor morality play by the English dramatist John Pickering that dramatises the story of the myth of Orestes.
Music
- "Orestes", a song by A Perfect Circle on the album Mer de NomsMer de Noms- Symbols :Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert....
Mythology
- Orestes (mythology)Orestes (mythology)In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness and purification, which retain obscure threads of much older ones....
, the son of Agamemnon in Greek mythology
People
- Orestes (name)Orestes (name)Orestes is a Greek name, meaning "he who stands on the mountain", or "one who can conquer mountains".In Greek Mythology, he is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He had two sisters, Electra and Iphigenia...
, originating in Ancient Greece. - Orestes (prefect)Orestes (prefect)Orestes was the Praefectus augustalis of the Diocese of Egypt, that is, the Roman governor of the province of Egypt, in 415...
, a 5th-century official of Alexandria. - Orestes BrownsonOrestes BrownsonOrestes Augustus Brownson was a New England intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer, and noted Catholic convert and writer...
, 19th-century American publisher and Catholic convert. - Orestes of CappadociaOrestes of CappadociaOrestes of Cappadocia is venerated as a martyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church, along with Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, and Mardarius. Tradition states that he was martyred during the reign of Diocletian.-External links:*...
, Christian martyr. - Orestes DestradeOrestes DestradeOrestes Cucuas Destrade , is a former Major League Baseball infielder.-Biography:Destrade was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, but emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. During his youth, he played Khoury League at Flagami Park in Miami. He graduated from Christopher...
, baseball player. - Orestes of MacedonOrestes of MacedonOrestes of Macedon was son of Archelaus and successor king of his murdered father. He reigned between 399-396 BC along with his guardian Aeropus II.-References:*History of the Macedonians Page 43 By Edward Farr 1850...
, a king in the 4th century BCE. - Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus), a 5th-century Roman politician.
- Saint Orestes, a Christian martyr of the Roman era in Italy.
Places
- Orestis (region)Orestis (region)For the modern municipality, see OrestidaOrestis was a region of Upper Macedonia, corresponding roughly to the modern Kastoria Prefecture, West Macedonia, Greece. Its inhabitants were the Greek tribe Orestae...
of Upper Macedonia. - Orestes, IndianaOrestes, IndianaOrestes is a town in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, a town in the United States.
Ships
- HMS OrestesHMS OrestesSeveral ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Orestes: was a Dutch-built brig-sloop. She was captured from the Dutch in 1781. was a ship sloop of 16 guns, purchased in 1803 and wrecked in 1805, but without loss of her crew. was a of 16 guns, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1817. was...
, the name of several British Royal Navy ships. - USS Orestes (AGP-10)USS Orestes (AGP-10)USS Orestes was a motor torpedo boat tender that served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946.Orestes was laid down as landing ship tank USS LST–135 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois, on 8 July 1943, and launched on 16 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Bernard Sharp...
, a United States Navy motor torpedo boat tender in commission from 1944 to 1946.