# Orestes — The Eumenides character guide

> Orestes in The Eumenides by Aeschylus.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Orestes Pallas Athena, Orestes O Pallas

**First appearance:** 0001-the-eumenides

## Who they are

Son of Agamemnon, pursued by the Furies for matricide, seeking purification.

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