Orestes (name)
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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. Although Orestes
led a noble life, he is infamous for avenging the murder of his father by killing his mother Clytemnestra, as well as her lover Aegisthus
.
Atilla the Hun was known to have an honorable and loyal general named Orestes. He was considered in history to be a best friend of Atilla, and important advisor.
released a song named "Orestes" on their debut album Mer de Noms
.
.
Aresti a name found in Spain and Italy is most probably also related. This name is linked to the Basque country and to the island of Sardinia
In Greek Mythology, he is the son of Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra or Clytaemnestra , in ancient Greek legend, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. In the Oresteia by Aeschylus, she was a femme fatale who murdered her husband, Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess...
and Agamemnon
Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Electra and Orestes. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area...
. He had two sisters, Electra
Electra
In Greek mythology, Electra was an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon...
and Iphigenia. Although Orestes
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...
led a noble life, he is infamous for avenging the murder of his father by killing his mother Clytemnestra, as well as her lover Aegisthus
Aegisthus
In Greek mythology, Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes and of Thyestes' daughter, Pelopia....
.
Atilla the Hun was known to have an honorable and loyal general named Orestes. He was considered in history to be a best friend of Atilla, and important advisor.
Orestes in Popular Culture
- A Perfect CircleA Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
released a song named "Orestes" on their debut album Mer de Noms
Mer 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....
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Other forms of Orestes
Arestis/Aresti (Αρεστης/Αρεστη) - A modern form of the name in Greek, mainly used in CyprusCyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
.
Aresti a name found in Spain and Italy is most probably also related. This name is linked to the Basque country and to the island of Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...