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Orestes

A son who killed his mother at a god's command, now hunted across the world by the Furies and clinging to the one altar that might still shelter him.

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Also known as Orestes Pallas Athena, Orestes O Pallas

First appearance: the eumenides

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Orestes arrives at Athens bloodstained and exhausted, a suppliant who has already been purified at Delphi yet remains unacquitted. His dilemma is that obedience to Apollo made him a matricide, and the Furies will not…

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Relationship types

Professional
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Friendship

Character groups

Vengeance and Justice Cycle
Protagonist

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Relationships

Zeus
professional · positive
Mother Earth
rivalry · negative
Apollo
friendship · positive
The Furies
rivalry · negative
Agamemnon
family · negative
The Eumenides
friendship · positive
Zeus
professional · positive
The Furies
rivalry · negative
The Furies
rivalry · negative
The Eumenides
friendship · positive

Zeus
Orestes appeals to Zeus for justice and protection, acting as a supplicant seeking divine intervention in his trial.
Mother Earth
Mother Earth, through the Furies, opposes Orestes for the matricide he committed, representing ancient chthonic law against his actions.
Apollo
Apollo acts as Orestes' divine patron and defender, guiding and protecting him throughout his ordeal.
The Furies
Orestes is relentlessly hunted and tormented by the Furies for murdering his mother Clytemnestra.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon is Orestes' murdered father, whose death drives Orestes to seek vengeance and ultimately commit matricide.
The Eumenides
Orestes is reconciled with the Eumenides after their transformation, receiving their blessing and protection.
Zeus
Orestes appeals to Zeus for justice and protection, acting as a supplicant seeking divine intervention in his trial.
The Furies
Orestes is relentlessly hunted and tormented by the Furies for murdering his mother Clytemnestra.
The Furies
Orestes is relentlessly hunted and tormented by the Furies for murdering his mother Clytemnestra.
The Eumenides
Orestes is reconciled with the Eumenides after their transformation, receiving their blessing and protection.

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