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Orestes

ores·tes

UK/ɒˈɹɛstiːz/ US/ɔˈrɛstiz/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon''s death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

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