Overview
Character Name
Orestes
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Late Teen, Young Adult
Role Size
Lead
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
temple of artemis on the island of tauris, ancient greece
Analysis
Orestes is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and brother to Iphigenia, Electra, and Chrysothemis. Right before he arrives in Tauris, Orestes has killed his mother and her lover to avenge their murder of his father. He is the single heir to the House of Atreus. Orestes
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