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Orestes — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Orestes name In Greek mythology, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who avenged his father's murder; also a region of Macedonia and a town in Indiana.

Senses

Orestes is used for these senses in English:

  • Orestes (Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
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