Associations to the word «Orestes»

Wiktionary

ORESTES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteropterygidae   — several stick insects.
ORESTES, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon
ORESTES, proper noun. A region of Macedonia
ORESTES, proper noun. A town in Indiana

Dictionary definition

ORESTES, noun. (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.

Wise words

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