In Greek, the name 'Orestes' means 'the mountaineer,' 'he who conquers mountains,' or 'the mountain dweller.' In Greek-speaking countries and in the Latin-speaking world, some parents still call their sons 'Orestes' or 'Orestis' to this day.
No concrete evidence exists for a real Orestes Agamemnonides, or the real Agamemnon or Atreus, for that
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