Orestes
heroὈρέστης
Avenger of Agamemnon
Orestes killed his mother to avenge his father — then was acquitted by Athena's court.
The Myth
Apollo commanded matricide. The Furies pursued him. Athena's court split; she cast the deciding vote for acquittal. The Furies became the Eumenides.
Parents
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Children
Tisamenus
Symbols
swordFuriesAreopagus
Fun Fact
The Areopagus took its authority from this trial — the first in Western literature.