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Definition 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.
Definition of Orestes
1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon ¹
2. Proper noun. A region of Macedonia ¹
3. Proper noun. A town in Indiana ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orestes
Literary usage of Orestes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"O my much-lov'd Orestes ! O my brother! With joy I've watch'd o'er thy late
healing slumbers. Come—shall I help to raise thee from thy couch! ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1854)
"The example of these warriors was imitated by Orestes,* the son of ... The death
of that conqueror restored him to his freedom, and Orestes might honourably ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Orestes. Soft, I pray the»1 — first w ipe away these drops, That sit all deny
o'er my face. EI.F.CTRA. Ye gods ! Ho» pleasant is this task to a sister's ..."
4. Euripides by Euripides (1912)
"Orestes Grief most of all is that which wasteth me,— MENELAUS Dread Goddess she :
yet is there ... Orestes In that night-watch for gathering of the bones. ..."
5. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1823)
"Orestes. How little did I know of my misfortunes ! Electra. From what, that I
have said, ... Orestes. How can 1 look on worse than what I see ? Electra. ..."
6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1867)
"The example of these warriors was imitated by Orestes,* the son of ... Orestes,
who has been already mentioned in this history, had never deserted his ..."
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