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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10 sectionsContents
- 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.