Orestes
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For other uses, see Orestes (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (/ɒˈrɛstiːz/; Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra. 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.[1]
Quick Facts Legendary King of Sparta, Predecessor ...
Orestes | |
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Legendary King of Sparta | |
Predecessor | Menelaus |
Successor | Tisamenus |
Born | Greece |
Parents | Agamemnon, Clytemnestra |
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