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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], '''Orestes''' was the son of King [[Agamemnon]] and Queen [[Clytemnestra]]. When his father is [[murder|murdered]] by Clytemnestra's lover [[Aigisthos]], Orestes [[revenge|avenges]] his father's murder by killing both Aigisthos and Clytemnestra.<ref>According to [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]] and authority on [[Greek mythology]] and [[Greek tragedy]] including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This [[definition]] is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' from [[The Teaching Company]].</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 25 January 2011
From Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. When his father is murdered by Clytemnestra's lover Aigisthos, Orestes avenges his father's murder by killing both Aigisthos and Clytemnestra.[1]
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- ↑ According to Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar and authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology from The Teaching Company.