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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Post-mortem=== | ===Post-mortem=== | ||
After his death, Orestes' bones were brought to Sparta from [[Tegea]] on the advice of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi|Delphic]] [[Pythia|Oracle]]. A [[Tomb of Orestes|tomb]] was established for him near the center of Sparta.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Tomb of Orestes]]</ref> A [[Statue of Orestes|statue]] revering Orestes was raised in the agora of [[Village of Gytheion|Gytheion]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Delivering a Champion]]</ref> | After his death, Orestes' bones were brought to Sparta from [[Tegea]] on the advice of the [[Sanctuary of Delphi|Delphic]] [[Pythia|Oracle]]. A [[Tomb of Orestes|tomb]] was established for him near the center of Sparta.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Tomb of Orestes]]</ref> A [[Statue of Orestes|statue]] revering Orestes was raised in the agora of [[Village of Gytheion|Gytheion]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Delivering a Champion]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both Orestes' tomb as well as his statue were visited by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], both Orestes' tomb as well as his statue were visited by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Orestes was a legendary king of Sparta and Argos who lived during the Trojan War. He was the son of king Agamemnon and queen Klytaimnestra, and thus the brother of Iphigenia.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Post-mortem[edit | edit source]
After his death, Orestes' bones were brought to Sparta from Tegea on the advice of the Delphic Oracle. A tomb was established for him near the center of Sparta.[1] A statue revering Orestes was raised in the agora of Gytheion.[2]
During the Peloponnesian War, both Orestes' tomb as well as his statue were visited by the misthios Kassandra.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)