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

Orestes or Orestis may also refer to:

  • Orestes (mythology), several figures in Greek mythology

Other figures

  • Lucius Aurelius Orestes (consul 157 BC), a consul of the Roman republic
  • Lucius Aurelius Orestes (consul 126 BC), a consul of the Roman republic and governor of Sardinia
  • Orestes (prefect), prefect of Alexandria during the 5th century AD
  • Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus), 5th Century Roman general and father of Western Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus
  • Orestes (given name), other persons with the name Orestes, Orestis, Oreste or Orest

Drama

  • Orestes (play), a tragedy by Euripides
  • The Tragedy of Orestes, a play by Thomas Goffe first performed circa 1613–1618 and published 1633
  • A character in the tragedy Electra (Sophocles)
  • A character in Aeschylus' trilogy of tragedies Oresteia

Places

  • Orestes, Indiana, United States, a town
  • Orestis (region), in Upper Macedonia
  • Mount Orestes, Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • Orestes Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • Orestes Glacier, Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • 13475 Orestes, an asteroid sharing the planet Jupiter's orbit

Watercraft

  • HMS Orestes, various British Royal Navy ships
  • USS Orestes (AGP-10), a United States Navy motor torpedo boat tender

Other uses

  • Orestes (insect), a genus of stick insects
  • "Orestes", a song by A Perfect Circle on the 2000 album Mer de Noms

See also

  • Horestes, a morality play by John Pickering
  • Oreste, an opera by George Frideric Handel
  • Oreste (given name)