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Meaning of ORESTES

Pronunciation:  ow'resteez

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 Definition: [n]  (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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