Orestes (disambiguation)
Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, in Greek mythology.
Orestes or Orestis may also refer to:
- Orestes (Greek myth), 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