Orestes

Orestes
Legendary King of Sparta
PredecessorMenelaus
SuccessorTisamenus
BornGreece
Spouse(s)(i) Hermione
(ii) Erigone
ParentsAgamemnon, Clytemnestra

In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (/ɒˈrɛstz/; 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 several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness, revenge, and purification, which retain obscure threads of much older works. In particular Orestes plays a main role in Aeschylus' Oresteia.