Orestes or Orestis ( gr, Ορέστης) is a

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Orestes In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; grc-gre, Ὀρέστης ) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness an ...

Greek mythology A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...

is the son of

Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (; grc-gre, Κλυταιμνήστρα, ''Klytaimnḗstrā'', ), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the twin sister of Helen of Troy. In Aeschylus' '' Oresteia'', she murders Agamemnon – said by E ...

and

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; grc-gre, Ἀγαμέμνων ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the ...

, brother of Electra and

Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; grc, Ἰφιγένεια, , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting ...

. He is noted for avenging the murder of his father by killing his mother and her lover

Aegisthus Aegisthus (; grc, Αἴγισθος; also transliterated as Aigisthos, ) was a figure in Greek mythology. Aegisthus is known from two primary sources: the first is Homer's '' Odyssey'', believed to have been first written down by Homer at th ...

, whereafter he was pursued by the

Furies The Erinyes ( ; sing. Erinys ; grc, Ἐρινύες, pl. of ), also known as the Furies, and the Eumenides, were female chthonic deities of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology. A formulaic oath in the ''Iliad'' invokes the ...

and driven mad. Equivalents in different languages include: * Aresti – found mostly in the Basque country and the island of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

Oreste ''Oreste'' ("Orestes", HWV A11, HG 48/102) is an opera by George Frideric Handel in three acts. The libretto was anonymously adapted from Giangualberto Barlocci’s ''L’Oreste'' (1723, Rome), which was in turn adapted from Euripides' '' Iphi ...

– Italian * Orest ( Cyrillic: Орест) – Ukrainian (sometimes Oryst in transliteration), Polish and Russian

Given name

Orest Banach Orest “Orri” Banach ( ua, Орест (Оррі) Банах) is a retired German-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descent who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned four caps with the U.S. national team. ...

(born 1948), American soccer player *

Orest Khvolson Orest Danilovich Khvolson or Chwolson (russian: Орест Данилович Хвольсон) (November 22 ( N.S. December 4), 1852 – May 11, 1934) was a Russian physicist and honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1920). He ...

(1852–1934), Russian physicist * Orest Kindrachuk (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player *

Orest Kiprensky Orest Adamovich Kiprensky (russian: Орест Адамович Кипренский -) was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. His most familiar work is probably his portrait of Alexander Pushkin (1827), which prompted the ...

(1782–1836), Russian artist and portraitist *

Orest Lenczyk Orest Lenczyk (; born 28 December 1942, in Sanok) is a Polish football manager and former player. Player career He also was a player, in lower divisions teams, such as Sanoczanka Sanok, Stomil Poznań, Sleza Wrocław, and Moto-Jelcz Olawa. At t ...

(born 1942), Polish soccer manager *

Orest Levytsky Orest Ivanovych Levytsky ( uk, О́рест Іва́нович Леви́цький; – 9 May 1922) was a Ukrainian historian, ethnographer, and writer. He was a member of Kiev Hromada (Hromada), an editor of ''Kievan Past'' and a Russian la ...

(1848–1922), Ukrainian historian *

Orest Meleschuk Orest B. "The Big O" Meleschuk (born April 11, 1940) is a Canadian former curler of Ukrainian descent. He was one of Manitoba's best curlers during the 1960s and 1970s and has won a number of championships and major bonspiels. His greatest cu ...

(born 1940), Canadian curler * Orest Miller (1833–1889), Russian folklorist and academic *

Orest Onofrei Orest Onofrei (born 17 March 1957 in Marginea, Suceava County, Romania) is a Romanian veterinarian and politician. A member of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), he represented Suceava County in the Chamber of Deputies from December 2004 to F ...

(born 1957), Romanian veterinarian and politician * Orest Romashyna (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player *

Orest Somov Orest Mikhailovich Somov (Russian and uk, Орест Михайлович Сомов, romanized Ukrainian standard: ''Orest Mykhailovych Somov/Somiv'') ( – ) was a Russian romantic writer of Ukrainian origin. He studied at Kharkiv Univers ...

(1793–1833), Ukrainian writer *

Orest Subtelny Orest Subtelny ( uk, О́рест Субте́льний, 17 May 1941 – 24 July 2016) was a Ukrainian-Canadian historian. Born in Kraków, Poland, he received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1973. From 1982 to 2015, he was a Professor ...

(1941–2016), Canadian historian * Orest Sushko, Canadian sound mixer *

Orest Tereshchuk Orest Tereshchuk (born 18 August 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Career Tereshchuk began playing Davis Cup tennis for the Ukrainian national team in 1999. His last appearance in 2007 was his 18th tie for Ukraine, lev ...

(born 1981), Ukrainian tennis player *

Orest Zerebko Orest Zerebko (September 15, 1887 – February 21, 1943) was a Galician-born journalist and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Redberry from 1938 to 1943 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born i ...

(1887–1943), Canadian journalist and politician * Oreste Biancoli (1897–1971), Italian screenwriter and film director *

Oreste Squinobal Oreste Squinobal (17 December 1942 – 9 September 2004), from Gressoney-Saint-Jean, was an Italian mountain climber, mountain guide of Monte Rosa and ski mountaineer. Together with his brother Arturo he made his first winter ascent of the ...

(1943–2004), Italian mountain climber and ski mountaineer * Oreste Recchione (1841–1904), Italian painter * Oreste Tescari (born 1923), Italian rugby player *

Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus) OrestesNo other names are known, according to J.R. Martindale ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'' vol. II pp. 811–812. Cambridge University Press, 1980 (died 28 August 476) was a Roman general and politician of Pannonian ancestr ...

(died 476), Roman politician and associate of Attila the Hun *

Orestes (prefect) Orestes (fl. 415 AD) was a Roman state official serving as governor of the diocese of Egypt (the Augustal prefect) in 415. During his term of office, he waged a violent feud against the bishop of Alexandria, Cyril, and their struggle precipitated ...

, 5th-century official of Alexandria *

Orestes of Cappadocia Orestes of Cappadocia ( el, Ορέστης ό Καππαδόκης) was a soldier who is venerated as a martyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church, along with Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, and Mardarius. Tradition states that he was martyred during t ...

, Christian martyr under Diocletian *

Orestes of Jerusalem Orestes Hieremias ( gr, Ὀρέστης), also called Ariston, was the Melkite Patriarch of Jerusalem from 15 January 986 until his death on 3 February 1006. Gregory the Cellarer, ''The Life of Lazaros of Mt. Galesion: An Eleventh-century Pillar S ...

(died 1006), Patriarch of Jerusalem (986–1006) *

Orestes of Macedon Orestes of Macedon Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founde ...

(died 397/8 BC), king in the 4th century BCE * Orestes Brownson (1803–1876), American publisher * Orestes Caviglia (1893–1971), Argentine film director and actor * Orestes A. Crowell (1872–1967), American politician *

Orestes Destrade Orestes Destrade Cucuas (born May 8, 1962) is a Cuban former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Florida Marlins. Destrade also played in Nippon Professional ...

(born 1962), American baseball player * Orestes Garrison (1813–1874), American politician * Orestes Junior Alves (born 1981), Brazilian soccer player *

Orestes Kindelán Orestes Kindelán Olivares (born November 1, 1964) is the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios" and one of the offensive stars of the Cuba national baseball team, whi ...

(born 1964), Cuban baseball player *

Orestes López Orestes López Valdés (August 28, 1908 – January 26, 1991), nicknamed Macho, was a Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. As a double bassist he was a founding member of the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, and later a member of th ...

(1908–1991), Cuban bandleader * Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso (1923–2015), Cuban-born professional baseball player and MLB Hall of Famer *

Orestes Ojeda Orestes Ojeda (January 3, 1956 − July 27, 2021) was a Filipino actor in movies and television. Career Born Luis C. Pagalilauan at Cagayan Valley, he was 17 years old when he was persuaded by director Joey Gosiengfiao to join show business. He ...

(1956-2021), Filipino actor * Orestes Quércia (1938–2010), Brazilian politician * Orestes Rodríguez Williams (born 1989), Cuban sprinter and Olympic competitor *

Orestes Vilató 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 the Fania All-Stars. Vilató also worked with Carlos Santana, for whom he played timbale ...

(born 1944), Cuban-American musician *

Orestis Karnezis Orestis-Spyridon Karnezis ( el, Ορέστης-Σπυρίδων Καρνέζης; born 11 July 1985) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Panathinaikos Born in Athens, but grew up in Corfu, Karnezis ...

(born 1985), Greek soccer player *

Orestis Laskos Orestis Laskos ( el, Ορέστης Λάσκος; 11 November 1907 – 17 October 1992) was a Greek film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 55 films between 1931 and 1971. He also wrote scripts for 24 films between 1929 and 1971. ...

(1907–1992), Greek film director, screenwriter and actor *

Orestis Makris Orestis Makris ( el, Ορέστης Μακρής; 30 September 1898 – 29 January 1975) was a Greek actor and tenor. Biography Makris graduated from the Athens Conservatoire and first entered the scene as a tenor in the troupe of Rosalia Nika ...

(1898–1975), Greek actor and tenor *

Saint Orestes Saint Edistus ( it, Sant'Edisto) (also known as Aristus, Orestes, Horestes) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was martyred on the Via Laurentina and his ''passio'' p ...

(died 60 AD), Christian martyr * Oreste Calleja (born 1946), Maltese playwright

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