Orestes

/ɔˈrɛstiz/
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Other forms: Oresteses

Definitions of Orestes
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
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    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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