In old Greek stories, Orestes is the son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and Clytemnestra. While he is still a child, his mother and her lover Aegisthus kill Agamemnon when the king comes home from war.

In old Greek stories在古希臘故事裡 Orestes奧瑞斯提斯 is the son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and Clytemnestra是邁錫尼國王阿加曼儂與克呂泰涅斯特拉的兒子 While he is still a child在他還是個孩子的時候 his mother and her lover Aegisthus他母親和她的情人埃癸斯托斯 kill Agamemnon when the king comes home from war在國王打完仗回家時殺了阿加曼儂

Relatives hide Orestes so he is not killed too. When he is grown, he comes back and kills Aegisthus and his own mother.

Relatives hide Orestes親戚把他藏起來 so he is not killed too這樣他才不會也被殺 When he is grown等他長大後 he comes back and kills Aegisthus and his own mother他回來殺了埃癸斯托斯和自己的母親

The old plays do not treat this as a simple win: a son was expected to pay his father back, but to kill your mother is, in those stories, a stain that will not wash off. Spirits of revenge hunt him afterwards, and in one famous set of plays a court in Athens has to judge him.

The old plays do not treat this as a simple win這些古老的劇作並不把這件事當成單純的勝利 a son was expected to pay his father back兒子被期待要為父親報仇 but to kill your mother is但殺害自己的母親 in those stories, a stain that will not wash off在這些故事裡是洗不掉的污點 Spirits of revenge hunt him afterwards之後復仇女神一直追殺他 and in one famous set of plays而在一組有名的劇作裡 a court in Athens has to judge him雅典的一個法庭得審判他

You meet the name in talk about Greek tragedy, not in the street. It is a person's name, not an everyday noun you put a or an in front of.

You meet the name你會在 in talk about Greek tragedy討論希臘悲劇時遇到這個名字 not in the street而不是在街頭巷議中 It is a person's name這是個人名 not an everyday noun you put a or an in front of不是前面可以加「a」或「an」的普通名詞