Iphigenia

Iphianassa

Sacrificed by Agamemnon for a favourable wind to Troy.

Genealogy

Clytaemnestra

Agamemnon

Chrysothemis, Electra, Erigone, Hyperion, Orestes, Teledamus

Places
  1. Aulis
  2. Chersonese
  3. Land of the Taurians
  4. Unknown
Events
  1. Clytaemnestra sends Iphigenia to Troy at Agamemnon’s request
  2. Agammenon prepares to sacrifice Iphigenia
  3. Artemis substitutes a deer as sacrificial victim in Iphigenia’s place
  4. Iphigenia serves as a priestess among the Taurians
  5. Orestes and Pylades are brought before Iphigenia to be sacrificed
  6. Iphigenia and Orestes recognize each other
  7. Iphigenia and Orestes escape from the Taurians
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.16
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.22
  3. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 135
  4. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 266
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 33.1
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 43.1
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.7
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 35.1
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 16.7
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