Pylades

thumb|300px|An antique fresco in Pompeii depicting a scene from 'Iphigenia among the Taurians' showing [[Orestes, Pylades and King Thoas]]

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Gender: male
Spouse: Elektra
Father: Strophius
Image: Pylades orestes.jpg

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name in native language: Πυλάδης
Commons category: Pylades
present in work: Electra
significant person: Orestes

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Contents

Mythology
Family
Orestes and Pylades
Death of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra
Attempted murder of Helen
Tauris
Pylades and Orestes
Other Pylades in history
Notes
References

thumb|300px|An antique fresco in Pompeii depicting a scene from 'Iphigenia among the Taurians' showing [[Orestes, Pylades and King Thoas]]

In Greek mythology, Pylades (; Ancient Greek: Πυλάδης) was a Phocian prince as the son of King Strophius and Anaxibia, the daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He is mostly known for his relationship with his cousin Orestes, son of Agamemnon.

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