Orestes (disambiguation)

Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, in Greek mythology.

Orestes or Orestis may also refer to:

In drama:

  • Orestes (play), a tragedy by Euripides
  • A character in the tragedy Electra (Sophocles)
  • A character in Aeschylus' trilogy of tragedies Oresteia

Places:

Watercraft:

Other uses:

See also

  • Lucius Aurelius Orestes (consul 157 BC), a magistrate and consul of the Roman Republic
  • Orestes (prefect), prefect of Alexandria during the 4th century AD
  • Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus), 5th Century Roman general and father of Western Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus
  • Oreste, an opera by George Frideric Handel
  • Horestes, a morality play by John Pickering
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