Septimius Orodes was a Palmyrene official and a viceroy for king Odaenathus of Palmyra.
[2] Worod (hellenized as Orodes) is an Iranian name; it is theorized that he was a Parthian refugee in the Palmyrene court (following the destruction of Parthia by the Sassanians) or the head of pro-Persian faction in Palmyra.
[4] Udo Hartmann denied that he was a Parthian insisting that Worod was a Palmyrene noble.
[3] Worod held many offices in Palmyra including the administration of justice and public notary.
[3] It is known that Odaenathus sent an embassy to Persia at an unknown date and the ambassador might be Worod.