orestes

• Nom propre désignant un personnage de la mythologie grecque, fils d'Agamemnon et de Clytemnestre, qui, poussé par sa sœur Électre, vengea le meurtre de son père en tuant sa mère et son amant Égisthe.

A proper noun referring to a figure from Greek mythology, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who, urged by his sister Electra, avenged his father's murder by killing his mother and her lover Aegisthus.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Mythological figureC1formal

   In Greek mythology, the son of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. He avenged his father's murder by killing his mother and her lover, Aegisthus, often with the encouragement of his sister Electra.

   Oreste

   • Orestes was tormented by the Furies after avenging his father's death.
   • The story of Orestes is a central theme in many ancient Greek tragedies.
   • Electra persuaded Orestes to carry out the act of vengeance.