person
Orestes
Son of Agamemnon who avenged his father by killing his mother Clytemnestra, then was driven mad and hounded by the Furies.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.7 Orestes
Avenger of his father Agamemnon on his mother; driven mad, he raised weapons even against the avenging goddesses.
- The Heroides §8 Orestes
Son of Agamemnon and avenger of his father; Hermione's cousin and rightful husband, to whom she appeals.
- Letters from the Black Sea §2.3 mad Orestes
Orestes, driven mad by the Furies after avenging his father, sustained throughout by the faithful Pylades.
- Ibis §16 Agamemnon's Orestes
Orestes, son of Agamemnon, who by one tradition died of a snakebite.
- The Cure for Love §18 an Orestes
Son of Agamemnon, tended in his madness by his faithful friend Pylades.
- Sorrows §1.5 Orestes
Son of Agamemnon, whose friend Pylades shared his madness and danger; the type of devoted friendship.