Orestes
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| - | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Orestes''' was the son of [[Clytemnestra]] and [[Agamemnon]]. He is the subject of several [[Ancient Greek theatre|Ancient Greek plays]] and of various [[myth]]s connected with his [[madness]] and purification, which retain obscure threads of much older ones. | + | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Orestes''' was the son of [[Clytemnestra]] and [[Agamemnon]]. He is the subject of several [[Ancient Greek theatre|Ancient Greek plays]] and of various [[myth]]s connected with his [[madness]] and [[purification]], which retain obscure threads of much older ones. |
| ''Orestes'' has a root in ὄρος (''óros''), "mountain". The metaphoric meaning of the name is the person "who can conquer mountains". | ''Orestes'' has a root in ὄρος (''óros''), "mountain". The metaphoric meaning of the name is the person "who can conquer mountains". | ||
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| *[[Orestes Pursued by the Furies]] | *[[Orestes Pursued by the Furies]] | ||
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In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. 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.
Orestes has a root in ὄρος (óros), "mountain". The metaphoric meaning of the name is the person "who can conquer mountains".
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