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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 is ordered by Apollo to secure the image of Diana in Tauris > Orestes and Pylades argue about who is going to be sacrificed

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95A(ORESTES)342Orestes and Pylades argue about who is going to be sacrificed  

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  • ancient history
  • Apollo
  • arguing
  • avenging
  • classical antiquity
  • Diana
  • friend
  • Greek legend
  • hero
  • heroic legend
  • history
  • human sacrifice
  • image
  • Iphigenia
  • legend
  • mythology
  • Orestes
  • Pylades
  • task
  • Tauris
  • Thoas (king of Taurica)

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  • 95A(ORESTES)342

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