Orestes

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figure in Greek mythology tragic hero

Orestes is a tragic hero of Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, famed for avenging his father’s murder and enduring the ensuing divine persecution.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Orestes canonical 36
Oreste 3
Electra 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
acquittedBy Areopagus ⓘ
surface form: Areopagus court

Athena ⓘ
appearsIn works of Aeschylus ⓘ
works of Euripides ⓘ
works of Sophocles ⓘ
associatedPlace Argos ⓘ
Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
surface form: Mycenae

Tauris ⓘ
associatedWith House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ
surface form: House of Atreus

cycle of blood vengeance in the House of Atreus ⓘ
avenged Agamemnon ⓘ
centralCharacterIn Agamemnon ⓘ
surface form: Agamemnon (Aeschylus)

Electra (Euripides) ⓘ
Electra (Sophocles) ⓘ
Iphigenia in Tauris ⓘ
Oresteia ⓘ
Orestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Orestes (Euripides)

The Eumenides ⓘ
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form: The Libation Bearers
child Tisamenus ⓘ
closeCompanion Pylades ⓘ
cultVeneratedAt Arcadia ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
father Agamemnon ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grandfather Atreus ⓘ
grandmother Aerope ⓘ
guidedBy Pylades ⓘ
killed Aegisthus ⓘ
Clytemnestra ⓘ
languageOfSources Ancient Greek ⓘ
mother Clytemnestra ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology ⓘ
notableFor avenging the murder of his father Agamemnon ⓘ
persecutedBy Erinyes ⓘ
Erinyes ⓘ
surface form: Furies
protectedBy Apollo ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
pursuedForCrime matricide ⓘ
sibling Chrysothemis ⓘ
Electra ⓘ
Iphigenia ⓘ
spouse Erigone ⓘ
Hermione ⓘ
theme divine justice ⓘ
matricide ⓘ
transition from blood feud to legal trial ⓘ
triedAt Areopagus ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atreid dynasty → hasMainFigure → Orestes ⓘ
Irene Papas → notableWork → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electra
Euripides → notableWork → Orestes ⓘ
Orestes Brownson → givenName → Orestes ⓘ
Agamemnon → child → Orestes ⓘ
Clytemnestra → child → Orestes ⓘ
Clytemnestra → notableFor → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: murder of Agamemnon
Clytemnestra → killedBy → Orestes ⓘ
Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck) → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oreste
Nemesis → associatedWith → Orestes ⓘ
Hermione → spouse → Orestes ⓘ
Hermione → betrothedTo → Orestes ⓘ
Hermione → laterMarried → Orestes ⓘ
Hermione → relative → Orestes ⓘ
Hermione → spouseOf → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orestes (in later life)
Iphigenia in Tauris → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Iphigenia in Tauris → hasCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Atreus → grandfatherOf → Orestes ⓘ
Pelops → descendant → Orestes ⓘ
Chrysothemis → sibling → Orestes ⓘ
Pylades → associatedWith → Orestes ⓘ
Pylades → relative → Orestes ⓘ
Pylades → raisedWith → Orestes ⓘ
Pylades → rescuesWith → Orestes ⓘ
House of Atreus myth cycle → associatedWith → Orestes ⓘ
Aegisthus → killedBy → Orestes ⓘ
Aegisthus → enemyOf → Orestes ⓘ
Aegisthus → relativeThroughMarriage → Orestes ⓘ
Oresteia → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Oresteia → hasCharacterRelationship → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orestes is son of Clytemnestra
Orestes → centralCharacterIn → Orestes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orestes (Euripides)
Electra (Sophocles) → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Electra (Euripides) → featuresCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Iphigenia → sibling → Orestes ⓘ
Andromache → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
subject surface form: Andromache (play)
Iphigenia in Tauris → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Iphigenia in Tauris → featuresCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
The Eumenides → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Kindelán Orestes → givenName → Orestes ⓘ
Orestiada → namedAfter → Orestes ⓘ
The Flies → featuresCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Oreste in Hadestown → hasName → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oreste
Electra paradox → mainCharacter → Orestes ⓘ
Vittorio Alfieri → notableWork → Orestes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oreste