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

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Confucius