Orestes
[ɔ'resti:z;ɔ:-]
Definition
(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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Examples
- The soft, graceful girl had disappeared, and in her place stood Clytemnestra, fearlessly daring the dagger of Orestes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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