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dial.Ὀρέστᾱςᾱmvoc. Orestesson of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother to avenge his father's murder and was then pursued by Erinyes and brought to trial in AthensHom. Hes.fr. Pi. Hdt. Trag. Ὀρέστειοςᾱονadj of the misfortunesof OrestesS.of his hand, as slayer of NeoptolemosE. of pitchers, ref. to a competition at the Χόες festival, when wine-drinkers drank in silence, as Orestes was obliged to do when he came unpurified to AthensCall. Ὀρέστειαᾱςf Oresteiatitle of a trilogy of tragedies by AeschylusAr.

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Orestes; pl., the Orestae, an Epirot people

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Headword:

Ὀρέστης

Headword (normalized):

ὀρέστης

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ορεστης

IDX:

28728

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-28729

Key:

Ὀρέστης

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