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    In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (/ɒˈrɛstiːz/; Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra...
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  • Orestes was played by Andrew Pleavin in the 2001 miniseries Attila, which depicts his time in service of the Hunnic king. The character of Orestes was...
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    Orestes (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης, Orestēs) (408 BCE) is an Ancient Greek play by Euripides that follows the events of Orestes after he had murdered his...
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  • Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, in Greek mythology. Orestes or Orestis may also refer to: Orestes (Greek myth), other figures in Greek...
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  • Orestes (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης, Oréstēs), was king of Macedonia and son of Archelaus I He reigned from 400/399 to 398/7 BC, when his guardian (epitropos)...
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  • In Greek mythology, Orestes (/ɒˈrɛstiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης [oˈrestɛːs] "mountain dweller" derived either from orestias "of the mountains" or oresteros...
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    He is mostly known for his relationship with his cousin Orestes, son of Agamemnon. Orestes had been sent to Phocis during his mother Clytemnestra's affair...
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  • Cendrero Curiel, Orestes. Santander.s.e. .1935.2ª ed.Un vol. 8º.182 pág+125 fig. Nociones de Historia Natural. Cendrero Curiel, Orestes. Santander.J. Martínez...
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  • Then Orestes had Hierax tortured in public in a theatre. This order had two aims: the first was to quell the riot, the other to mark Orestes' authority...
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    Orestes Pursued by the Furies is an event from Greek mythology that is a recurring theme in art depicting Orestes. In the Iliad, the king of Argos, Agamemnon...
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    related to Orestes Brownson. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Brownson, Orestes Augustus". Works by Orestes Brownson...
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  • Orestes or Orestis (Greek: Ορέστης) is a Greek name meaning 'mountain dweller'. Orestes in Greek mythology is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, brother...
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    of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification...
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  • Tulay (1975) Sunugin ang Samar (1974) Orestes Ojeda passes away at 65 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645332/ "Orestes Ojeda" [user-generated source] https://www...
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    Orestes Matacena (born August 29, 1941) is a Cuban–American actor, director, producer and writer. His most notable appearance is Niko from The Mask. In...
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  • Navy have carried the name HMS Orestes, after the mythical son of Agamemnon, who avenged his father's murder: HMS Orestes (1781) was a Dutch-built brig-sloop...
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    mother and her lover Aegisthus. Although Orestes' actions were what Apollo had commanded him to do, Orestes has still committed matricide, a grave sacrilege...
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    414 in 2010. Orestes was founded in 1876 when the railroad was extended to that point. Orestes was incorporated as a town in 1894. Orestes was a little...
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  • kill his mother. Orestes realized that he must work out the curse on his house, exact vengeance and pay with his own ruin. After Orestes murdered Clytemnestra...
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    at the same time as her brother, Orestes. (Odyssey, iii. 306; X. 542). According to Pindar (Pythia, xi. 25), Orestes was saved either by his old nurse...
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    lands to settle on, which was refused by Orestes. Under Odoacer, the foederati defeated and killed Orestes and deposed Romulus, whereafter Odoacer became...
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  • Orestes Rodríguez may refer to: Orestes Rodríguez Williams, Cuban runner Orestes Rodríguez Vargas, Spanish-Peruvian chess player Orestes Rodríguez Campos...
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    identity, that Orestes is alive. Iphigenia then offers to release Orestes if he will carry home a letter from her to Greece. Orestes refuses to go, and...
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    Orestes japonicus, a stick insect, is a representative of the genus Orestes. Orestes japonicus is an elongated and strong Orestes species. Males are 38...
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    by Orestes, her son by Agamemnon. The infant Helen was also killed. Aletes and Erigone grow up at Mycenae, but when Aletes comes of age, Orestes returns...
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  • Orestes Vilató (born 12 May 1944 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban percussionist who has worked as a sideman with Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Cachao, and...
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    remaining children, Electra, Orestes, and Chrysothemis. After growing to adulthood and being pressured by Electra, Orestes vows to avenge his father Agamemnon...
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    Orestes guangxiensis is a representative of the genus Orestes. So far only females are known of Orestes guangxiensis. In 2005 Paul D. Brock and Masaya...
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    marry Orestes, with whom she had a son, Tisamenus. Ancient poets disagree over whether Menelaus was involved in both betrothals. Euripides has Orestes say:...
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  • remains the highest-ranking Cuban defector. On March 20, 1991, Cuban Major Orestes Lorenzo Pérez defected in his MiG-23BN to Naval Air Station Key West, Florida...
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