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Orestes (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek theatre and of various legends connected with his madness and purification....
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Orestes
Orestes (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek theatre and of various legends connected with his madness and purification....
 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....
    , an Athenian
    Classical Athens

    The city of Athens during classical antiquity was a notable polis of Attica, Ancient Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League....
     tragedy
    Tragedy

    Tragedy is a form of The arts based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. While most cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, tragedy refers to a specific Poetic tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western culture....
     from 408 BCE by Euripides
    Euripides

    Euripides was the last of the three great tragedy of classical Athens . Ancient scholars thought that Euripides had written ninety-five plays, although four of those were probably written by Critias....
  • Horestes
    Horestes

    Horestes is a late Tudor period morality play by the English dramatist John Pickering. It was first published in 1567 in literature and was most likely performed by Lord Rich's men as part of the Christmas revels at court that year....
     - a late Tudor
    Tudor period

    The Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII of England ....
     morality play
    Morality play

    Morality play is a term that theatre historians use to describe a genre of Middle Ages and Tudor period theatrical entertainments. In their own time, these plays were known as "interludes," a broader term given to dramas with or without a Morality theme....
     by the English dramatist John Pickering that dramatises the story of the myth
    Greek mythology

    Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
     of Orestes
    Orestes (mythology)

    In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek theatre and of various legends connected with his madness and purification....
    .


Music
  • Orestes, a song from the album Mer De Noms
    Mer de Noms

    Mer de Noms is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band A Perfect Circle. The album was released as a compact disc on May 23, 2000....
    , by A Perfect Circle
    A Perfect Circle

    A Perfect Circle is an alternative rock Supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman 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....


People
  • Orestes (name)
    Orestes (name)

    Orestes is a Greek name, meaning "he who stands on the mountain", or "mountain-dweller".In Greek Mythology, he is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon....
    , originating in Ancient Greece
  • Orestes (prefect)
    Orestes (prefect)

    Orestes was appointed Imperial Prefect of Alexandria shortly after a young Cyril of Alexandria succeeded to the Patriarchate of Alexandria after the death of Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Cyril?s own uncle....
    , a 5th century official of Alexandria
  • Orestes of Cappadocia
    Orestes of Cappadocia

    Orestes 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....
    , Christian martyr
  • Orestes Destrade
    Orestes Destrade

    Orestes Cucuas Destrade is a retired Cuban Major League Baseball infielder....
    , baseball player
  • Orestes of Jerusalem, 10th century patriarch of Jerusalem
  • Orestes of Macedon
    Orestes of Macedon

    Orestes of Macedon was son of Archelaus of Macedon and successor king of his murdered father. He reigned between 399-396 BC along with his guardian Aeropus II of Macedon....
    , a king in the 4th century BC
  • Flavius Orestes
    Flavius Orestes

    Flavius Orestes was a Roman politician, who was briefly in control of the Western Roman Empire in 475–6....
    , a 5th century Roman politician
  • Saint Orestes, a Christian martyr of the Roman era in Italy


Places
  • Orestes, Indiana
    Orestes, Indiana

    Orestes is a town in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, Madison County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    , a town in the United States


Ships
  • HMS Orestes
    HMS Orestes

    Several ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Orestes:* HMS Orestes was a Dutch-built brig-sloop. She was captured from the Dutch in 1781....
    , several Royal Navy
    Royal Navy

    The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
     sloops
    Sloop-of-war

    In the 18th and the earlier part of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a small sailing warship with a single gun deck that carried anything up to eighteen cannon....
     and ships
    Ship

    A ship is a large watercraft that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the ferry or cargo ships, fishing, cruise ship, Coast guard, and warship....
  • 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, Illinois, on 8 July 1943, and launched on 16 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs....
    , a United States Navy motor torpedo boat tender in commission from 1944 to 1946