Orestes (disambiguation)

Orestes or Orestes ( altgr. Ὀρέστης ) is an ancient Greek man's name literally means " standing on a mountain " or " mountain people ". The name later appeared also as an ingredient in Roman name, and will be held today, especially in Greece, still use as a first name.

Orestes is the nickname of the following persons:

Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, king of Mycenae, Argos and Sparta.
Orestes ( Captains ), Roman general (5th century AD).
Orestes (Jerusalem), Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem ( 10th century)
Orestes ( Macedonia ), son of Archelaus I. and Cleopatra, King of Macedon (4th century BC).
Orestes ( prefect ), prefect of Alexandria. (5th century AD).
Orestes (son of Achelous ), son of Achelous and the Perimede.
Orestes (son of Echekratides ), son of Echekratides, King of Thessaly.

Orestes is the first name of the following persons:

Orestes Brownson (1803-1876), American philosopher and writer
Orestes Alves Júnior ( born 1981 ), Brazilian footballer
Orestes Rodríguez Vargas ( born 1943 ), Peruvian - Spanish chess grandmaster

Orestes is the surname of the following persons:

Souza Orestes Caldeira Rômulo ( Rômulo; * 1987), Brazilian footballer

Orestes is the cognomen of the following persons:

Aurelius Orestes ( grandson ), Roman consul (103 BC), grandson of L. Aurelius
C. Aurelius Orestes, son of L. Aurelius
Cn. Aurelius Orestes, Roman consul (71 BC).
L. Aurelius Orestes, Roman consul (157 BC).
L. Aurelius Orestes ( son ), Roman consul (126 BC ), son of L. Aurelius
Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes, Roman consul (6th century AD)

Orestes also called:

A genus of stick insects, see Orestes ( genus )
A freight locomotive, see KFNB - Aeneas to Orestes.
A work of Euripides, see Orestes ( Euripides )
A song of the band A Perfect Circle