Greek mythology
Iphigenia
The princess sacrificed to set the Greek fleet sailing
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Agamemnon · Clytemnestra
- Group
- Mortal · Ruler
- Appears in
- Iphigenia in Tauris
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Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, lured to Aulis with the promise of marriage to Achilles. There her father offers her up to appease the wrath of Artemis, so the becalmed Greek fleet may sail for Troy. In some tellings the goddess pities her, snatching her from the altar in a swirl of mist and making her a priestess among the Taurians, leaving a deer in her place.
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- Who is Iphigenia?
- Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, lured to Aulis with the promise of marriage to Achilles. There her father offers her up to appease the wrath of Artemis, so the becalmed Greek fleet may sail for Troy.
- Which mythology does Iphigenia belong to?
- Iphigenia belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Iphigenia appear in?
- Iphigenia appears in Iphigenia in Tauris, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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