Orestes

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Orestes

/ɒˈɹɛstiːz/

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

proper noun

Greek The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
A region of Macedonia.
A town in Indiana.

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name Greek hero

Español	Orestes
Português	Orestes
Русский	Оре́ст Orést

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"Orestes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orestes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Orestes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orestes

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@misc{orestes_2026,
  title = {Orestes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orestes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}