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Orestes
Orestes in Greek mythology, the only son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon and brother of Electra and Iphigenia. After the slaying of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, Orestes, still a boy, was sent to live in exile. Since it was the duty of the senior male in the house to punish the murderers, ... Read more
Orestes Augustus Brownson
Orestes Augustus Brownson , 1803-76, American author and clergyman, b. Stockbridge, Vt. Largely self-taught, he became a vigorous and influential writer on social and religious questions. He was a Presbyterian, but left that church to become first a Universalist and then a sort of free-lance ministe... Read more
Hermione
Hermione , in Greek mythology, the only daughter of Helen and Menelaus . When Helen eloped with Paris, Hermione was abandoned to the care of Clytemnestra. She later married Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles. In Euripides' Andromache, she is carried off by Orestes who marries her after he has c... Read more
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra , in Greek mythology, the daughter of Leda and Tyndareus. Homer described her as the noble-minded wife of Agamemnon, persuaded to infidelity by the tyrant Aegisthus. However, the Greek tragedians, most specifically Aeschylus, depicted her as remorseless and vengeful. She was the mother ... Read more
Agamemnon
Agamemnon , in Greek mythology, leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War; king of Mycenae (or Argos). He and Menelaus were sons of Atreus and suffered the curse laid upon Pelops . Agamemnon married Clytemnestra, and their children were Iphigenia, Electra, and Orestes. To win favorable winds for... Read more
Electra
Electra , in Greek mythology. 1 Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. After her mother and Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon, Electra, eager for revenge, longed only for the return of her brother, Orestes . The reunion and vengeance of the brother and sister were dramatized by the three great traged... Read more
Furies
Furies or Erinyes , in Greek and Roman religion and mythology, three daughters of Mother Earth, conceived from the blood of Uranus, when Kronos castrated him. They were powerful divinities that personified conscience and punished crimes against kindred blood, especially matricide. They were usua... Read more
Aegisthus
Aegisthus , in Greek mythology, according to most legends the incestuous offspring of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopia. At Thyestes' behest Aegisthus revenged the murder of his brothers by killing his uncle Atreus . Later, he was known as the lover of Clytemnestra and aided her in the murdering of... Read more
Neoptolemus
Neoptolemus , in Greek legend, son of Achilles. In the Trojan War he proved himself brave but cruel. He killed Priam at the altar of Zeus and threw Astyanax, son of Hector, from the wall of Troy. After the war he took Andromache as a slave to his kingdom in Epirus. Later he abandoned her for Hermion... Read more
Iphigenia
Iphigenia , in Greek legend, daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. When the Greek ships were delayed by contrary winds at Aulis en route to the Trojan War, Calchas informed Agamemnon that Artemis demanded the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia. Agamemnon reluctantly agreed, and, despite Clytemnes... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Orestes"

Orestes Augustus Brownson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Orestes Augustus Brownson Orestes Augustus Brownson (1803-1876) was an American clergyman, transcendentalist...from nebulous Unitarianism to firmly disciplined Catholicism. Orestes A. Brownson was born in Stockbridge, Vt., on Sept. 16, 1803...
Orestes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Orestes in Greek mythology, the only son of Clytemnestra...Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, Orestes, still a boy, was sent to live in exile...in the house to punish the murderers, Orestes was commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime...
Brownson, Orestes Augustus
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Brownson, Orestes Augustus (1803–76), New England clergyman and liberal thinker, originally a Presbyterian, became successively...
Tower beyond Tragedy, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...captive Trojan princess, Cassandra, to prophesy the retribution at the hands of Orestes; and the escape of the child Orestes with his sister Electra. When Orestes reaches manhood, he and Electra, determined to accomplish their filial obligation...
Oresteia, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...vengeance of the son and daughter of Agamemnon, Orestes and Electra: Orestes murders Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, and...Furies. The Eumenides shows the Furies in pursuit of Orestes, who is protected by the younger god Apollo. Orestes...
Odoacer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the ensuing struggle a Roman officer, Orestes, triumphed. In 476 he established his...Western emperor, Julius Nepos. However, Orestes failed to satisfy the demands of the Germans...followed him in a rebellion which led to Orestes' death and Romulus's deposition. Significantly...
Euripides
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...414), Helen (412), the Phoenician Women (411), Orestes (408), and, of unknown date, the Madness of Heracles...Hecuba that his best work is probably to be found. Electra and Orestes , in which some critics have found a shrewish heroine and a...
Romulus Augustulus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...after 476, last Roman emperor of the West (475-76). His father, the general Orestes , deposed Julius Nepos and proclaimed Romulus Augustulus emperor. Orestes ruled for a year in his son's name. Odoacer deposed Romulus and sent him, with...
Furies
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...victims until they died in a "furor" of madness or torment. In the myth of Orestes they appear as Clytemnestra's agents of revenge. After Athena absolved Orestes of guilt in the murder of his mother, she gave the Furies a grotto at Athens...
Jeffers, (John) Robinson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...California scene, and “ The Tower Beyond Tragedy ” his own version of the legend of Orestes and Electra, in which Orestes finds salvation from the madness of self‐centered humanity by “falling in love...

Dictionary entries related to "Orestes"

Orestes
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Orestes the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra , and brother of Electra . Having grown to manhood in exile, he returned to Argos and killed...
Friendship
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...I, 54] Amys and Amylion the Pylades and Orestes (q.v., below) of the feudal ages...Am. Hist.: NCE , 2127] Pylades and Orestes Pylades willing to sacrifice life for Orestes. [Gk. Lit.: Oresteia , Kitto, 68...
Van Van, Los
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Havana-born Juan Formell studied music as a child with his father, an honored music educator, and the bassists Orestes Urfe and Orestes L ó pez "Cachao," among others. The Mexican Trio Los Panchos, singer Benny Mor é , and trumpeter...
Electra
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Electra in Greek mytholgy, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra , sister of Orestes. She persuaded her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus (their mother's lover) in revenge for the murder of Agamemnon...
Substitution
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 616. Substitution Arsino ë put her own son in place of Orestes; her son was killed and Orestes was saved. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 32] Barabbas robber freed in Christ ’ s stead...
O Thiasos
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Clytemnestra ); Vangelis Kazan (Aegisthos ); Petros Zarkadis (Orestes ); Kiriakos Katrivanos (Piladis ); Grigoris Evangelatos...and personal destinies cross paths. For the young man is Orestes, an actor and young communist in northern Greece during World...
Transcendentalism
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...x2013; 1860), Bronson Alcott (1799 – 1888), and Orestes Brownson (1803 – 1876). Various organizations...The most important of these churches were three in Boston: Orestes Brownson's Society for Christian Union and Progress (1836...
Inducement
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 365. Inducement Electra incited brother, Orestes, to kill their mother and her lover. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 92; Gk. Lit.: Electra, Orestes ] Hezekiah exhorts Judah to stand fast against Assyrians. [O.T.: II Chronicles 32:6...
Men and Masculinity
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...about men, power, and violence. They include the conscience-stricken Oedipus, the proud and rigid Creon, the vengeful Orestes, the prying Pentheus, and the faithless Jason. Classical Hellenic literature thus presents a spectrum of images of men...
Triad
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms Triad a group of three. Examples : triad of deities; of matricides (Nero, Orestes, Alcmaeon), 1862; of lancet windows, 1898; the sacred triad (celestial graces), 1774.

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Dark comedy.(Euripides. Vol. 5: Helen, Phoenician Women, Orestes)(Euripides. Vol. 6: The Bacchae, Iphigenia at Aulis, Rhesus)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Vol. 5: Helen, Phoenician Women, Orestes. 605 pages, $21.50. Vol. 6: The...contain Helen, Phoenician Women, and Orestes (volume 5); The Bacchae, Iphigenia...which include those late masterworks, Orestes (408 B.C.) and The Bacchae (407...
Scena's 'Orestes' of the Suburbs
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/6/2001; ; 657 words ; ...tragedy has no rival. In Euripides' "Orestes" at Scena Theatre, we enter the bloody...throat. Egged on by his sister Elektra, Orestes has avenged the killing of their father...who died by their mother's hand. Now Orestes hopes that his uncle Menelaos -- wed...
Orestes Ojeda unveils his secrets.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 1/15/2004; 665 words ; ...divider between his work and private life is Orestes Ojeda. Unlike most actors who always...Story which stars Lito Lapid. Eversince Orestes started doing movies in 1975, only a...enthusiasts so I got hooked to art also, shares Orestes. Years of collecting art works, however...
Euripides With a Beat: `Orestes' as Rock Opera
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/25/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...world premiere of Charles L. Mee's "Orestes: An Alternative Rock Odyssey," directed...suited to Roadworks. Pure Greek this "Orestes" will not be. Although historian-dramatist...both 23. The play follows the fate of Orestes, who is being tormented by the Furies...
Orestes Lopez and the mambo.
Magazine article from: Latin Beat Magazine; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Prez Prado, Arsenio Rodrguez and Orestes Lpez--gave testimony to scores of journalists...Cha Ch," (page 159), she wrote, "Orestes Lpez was born in Havana, on August 29...dance orchestras--Lpez-Barroso, Orestes Lpez and La Unin--before joining Antonio...
`Orestes' Exciting, Sophomoric
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/6/1996; ; 700+ words ; Orestes: The Alternative Rock Musical Through...new show, a rock musical version of "Orestes," the company has amplified - both literally...The story is faithful to the original. Orestes (the properly tortured Christopher Gerson...
Orestes in Progress.(Orestes in Progress: For the Post-Holocaust Generation)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 8/1/2009; 409 words ; Orestes in Progress Roberta Kalechofsky Micah Publications...micahbooks.com Some messages are timeless. "Orestes in Progress: For the Post-Holocaust Generation...message true to many classical Greek tales, "Orestes in Progress" is a fine read.
The Early Works of Orestes A Brownson. Volume I: The Universalist Years, 1826-29
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; The Early Works of Orestes A. Brownson. Volume I: The Universalist...2000. Pp. vi,410. Paperback.) Orestes A. Brownson is arguably the most formidable...s works. He published The Works of Orestes A. Brownson between 1882 and 1887...
Orestes, Ind., Tomato Processor Buys Bankrupt Packer's Brand Names.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/12/2001; 700+ words ; ...were not disclosed. Red Gold, based in Orestes, bought only brand names and not Tri...said Dale Needleman, manager of the Orestes plant, who was involved in the transaction...Red Gold's three Indiana plants -- Orestes, Geneva and Elwood. Plans already are...
It's got plenty of sumtin' ; THEATRE ++ Porgy and Bess Savoy LONDON ++ Orestes Tricycle LONDON ++ Scenes From the Back of Beyond Royal Court Upstairs LONDON
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 11/12/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...she has played around with Euripides's Orestes. This rarely staged drama unfolds just...has axed the Chorus as well as Pylades (Orestes's best friend and accomplice) and the...laboured as well, involving pulleys when Orestes has to leap off a parapet. One can only...