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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (II) > the Greek heroic legends (II): heroes > the Greek heroic legends (II): heroes (with NAME) > (story of) Orestes > most important deeds: Orestes avenging his father's death > Orestes and Pylades in Mycenae > Orestes kills his mother Clytaemnestra, and Aegisthus

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95A(ORESTES)312Orestes kills his mother Clytaemnestra, and Aegisthus  

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  • Aegisthus
  • ancient history
  • avenging
  • classical antiquity
  • Clytaemnestra
  • Greek legend
  • hero
  • heroic legend
  • history
  • killing
  • legend
  • mother
  • mother and son
  • Mycenae
  • mythology
  • Orestes
  • Pylades
  • son

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  • 95A(ORESTES)312

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