Iphigenia
Publié le 17/01/2022
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Greek Daughter of Clytemnestra
and Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and leader of the
Greek forces in the Trojan War; sister of Electra
and Orestes. Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigenia to
placate the goddess Artemis, whom he had offended,
and to ensure by this sacrifice fair winds on the voyage
to Troy. Greek tragedians, notably Sophocles and
Euripides, cited the death of Iphigenia as as motive
for the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra.
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- Iphigenia Greek Daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War; sister of Electra and Orestes.
- Orestes Greek The only son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; brother of Electra, Iphigenia, and Chrysothemis.
- Electra (1) Greek Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; sister of Iphigenia and Orestes.