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... Orestes , she was held hostage by Orestes for his safety . Through double - dealing or a misunderstanding , Hermione was promised as a bride to both Orestes and Neoptolemus . Some say that Neoptolemus , to whom Menelaus pledged her at ...
... Orestes , she was held hostage by Orestes for his safety . Through double - dealing or a misunderstanding , Hermione was promised as a bride to both Orestes and Neoptolemus . Some say that Neoptolemus , to whom Menelaus pledged her at ...
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... Orestes died there , it was renamed Oresteium . Orestes . A son of AGAMEMNON and Clytemnestra . A. When his father was murdered by his mother and her lover , Aegisthus , the child Orestes was sent away for safety to Phocis by his sister ...
... Orestes died there , it was renamed Oresteium . Orestes . A son of AGAMEMNON and Clytemnestra . A. When his father was murdered by his mother and her lover , Aegisthus , the child Orestes was sent away for safety to Phocis by his sister ...
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Edward Tripp. ORESTES ORION when Menelaus died . Thus Orestes became the most powerful monarch in the Peloponnesus . D. There are many unrelated traditions about Orestes ' further adventures . The most widespread of these concerns ...
Edward Tripp. ORESTES ORION when Menelaus died . Thus Orestes became the most powerful monarch in the Peloponnesus . D. There are many unrelated traditions about Orestes ' further adventures . The most widespread of these concerns ...
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