Orestes (disambiguation)

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

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 (given name), and persons with the name Orestes, Orestis, Oreste or Orest
• Orestes (footballer) (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
• "Orestes", a song by A Perfect Circle on the 2000 album Mer de Noms

See also

• Oreste, an opera by George Frideric Handel
• Horestes, a morality play by John Pickering