person
Orestes
also: Ὀρέστης
Son of Agamemnon who avenged his father's murder by killing Aegisthus; repeatedly held up to Telemachus as the model of a son who wins undying glory.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §1.1 Orestes
Agamemnon's son, who avenged his father by killing Aegisthus; his example is held up to the young Telemachus throughout the poem.
- The Odyssey §3.255 noble Orestes
Agamemnon's avenging son, held up throughout the poem as the model Telemachus should follow.