Orestes
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In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He was also known by the patronymic Agamemnonides (Ἀγαμεμνονίδης), meaning "son of Agamemnon." He is the subject of multiple Ancient Greek plays (including Aeschylus' Oresteia), which depict his revenge, madness, and ritual purification.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,”
“what time we Achaeans be dividing the spoil, and heap up thy ship with store of gold and bronze, and thyself choose twenty Trojan women that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, richest of lands, thou shalt be his son, and he will honour thee even as Orestes,”
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that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,
what time we Achaeans be dividing the spoil, and heap up thy ship with store of gold and bronze, and thyself choose twenty Trojan women that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, richest of lands, thou shalt be his son, and he will honour thee even as Orestes,that is reared in all abundance, his son well-beloved. Three daughters has he in his well-builded hall, Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Ophianassa; of these mayest thou lead to the house of Peleus which one thou wilt, without gifts of wooing; and he will furthermore give a dower
Il. 9.142–143 · Il. 9.284–285
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Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Агамемнон. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Родительские основания противоречат друг другу; вид родства не уточняется. Общие родители: Агамемнон.
Wikidata: Ахиллес (сын Пелея) — пол родителя · P21 Wikidata: Агамемнон — пол родителя · P21that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,
that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Iphianassa; of these let him lead to the house of Peleus which one he will, without gifts of wooing, and I will furthermore give a dower full rich, such as no man ever yet gave with his daughter. And seven well-peopled cities will I give him,
what time we Achaeans be dividing the spoil, and heap up thy ship with store of gold and bronze, and thyself choose twenty Trojan women that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, richest of lands, thou shalt be his son, and he will honour thee even as Orestes,that is reared in all abundance, his son well-beloved. Three daughters has he in his well-builded hall, Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Ophianassa; of these mayest thou lead to the house of Peleus which one thou wilt, without gifts of wooing; and he will furthermore give a dower
Il. 9.142–143 · Il. 9.144–145 · Il. 9.284–285 · Il. 9.286–287
Sister through father · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Агамемнон. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий отец подтверждён; сведения о матерях неполны. Различие матерей не установлено. Общие родители: Агамемнон.
Wikidata: Агамемнон — пол родителя · P21that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,
that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Iphianassa; of these let him lead to the house of Peleus which one he will, without gifts of wooing, and I will furthermore give a dower full rich, such as no man ever yet gave with his daughter. And seven well-peopled cities will I give him,
what time we Achaeans be dividing the spoil, and heap up thy ship with store of gold and bronze, and thyself choose twenty Trojan women that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, richest of lands, thou shalt be his son, and he will honour thee even as Orestes,that is reared in all abundance, his son well-beloved. Three daughters has he in his well-builded hall, Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Ophianassa; of these mayest thou lead to the house of Peleus which one thou wilt, without gifts of wooing; and he will furthermore give a dower
Il. 9.142–143 · Il. 9.144–145 · Il. 9.284–285 · Il. 9.286–287
Sister through father · Sources
Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Агамемнон. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Илиада: Общий отец подтверждён; сведения о матерях неполны. Различие матерей не установлено. Общие родители: Агамемнон.
Wikidata: Агамемнон — пол родителя · P21that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,
that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, the richest of lands, he shall be my son, and I will honour him even as Orestes that is reared in all abundance, my son well-beloved. Three daughters have I in my well-builded hall,Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Iphianassa; of these let him lead to the house of Peleus which one he will, without gifts of wooing, and I will furthermore give a dower full rich, such as no man ever yet gave with his daughter. And seven well-peopled cities will I give him,
what time we Achaeans be dividing the spoil, and heap up thy ship with store of gold and bronze, and thyself choose twenty Trojan women that be fairest after Argive Helen. And if we return to Achaean Argos, richest of lands, thou shalt be his son, and he will honour thee even as Orestes,that is reared in all abundance, his son well-beloved. Three daughters has he in his well-builded hall, Chrysothemis, and Laodice, and Ophianassa; of these mayest thou lead to the house of Peleus which one thou wilt, without gifts of wooing; and he will furthermore give a dower
Il. 9.142–143 · Il. 9.144–145 · Il. 9.284–285 · Il. 9.286–287
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Alexandre Cabanel. Alexandre Cabanel - Oreste 03. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106348773
Photograph / reproduction: Alexandre Cabanel
Photograph / reproduction date: 1846
Alexandre Cabanel. Alexandre Cabanel - Oreste 03. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106348773
Photograph / reproduction: Alexandre Cabanel
Photograph / reproduction date: 1846
Philippe-Auguste Hennequin. Hennequin Remords Oreste. Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29855429
Photograph / reproduction: Philippe-Auguste Hennequin
Photograph / reproduction date: 1800
Philippe-Auguste Hennequin. Hennequin Remords Oreste. Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29855429
Photograph / reproduction: Philippe-Auguste Hennequin
Photograph / reproduction date: 1800
François Bouchot. Pylade and Oreste. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116454755
François Bouchot. Pylade and Oreste. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116454755
Bernardino Mei. Orestes slaying Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132891798
Photograph / reproduction: Bernardino Mei
Photograph / reproduction date: circa 1653-1654
Bernardino Mei. Orestes slaying Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132891798
Photograph / reproduction: Bernardino Mei
Photograph / reproduction date: circa 1653-1654
Benjamin West. Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia. Tate. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18683405
Photograph / reproduction: Benjamin West
Photograph / reproduction date: 1766
Benjamin West. Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia. Tate. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18683405
Photograph / reproduction: Benjamin West
Photograph / reproduction date: 1766
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. Pierre-Narcisse Guérin - Andromaque et Pyrrhus (Bx E 665). Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22961949
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. Pierre-Narcisse Guérin - Andromaque et Pyrrhus (Bx E 665). Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22961949
Jacques Ignatius de Roore. Couple before the Altar of a Temple Dedicated to Diana (Orestes and Iphigenia in Taurus?). Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29645303
Jacques Ignatius de Roore. Couple before the Altar of a Temple Dedicated to Diana (Orestes and Iphigenia in Taurus?). Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29645303
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