| NOUN | person | Orestes | (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra |
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| Sounds | aoreh'stiyz | |
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| Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... | |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Catalan | Orestes | |
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