Iphigenia

Iphigenia

Iphigeneia

HeroSacrifice

Eldest daughter of Agamemnon. Sacrificed at Aulis so the Greek fleet could sail to Troy — or, in some traditions, spirited away by Artemis to serve as her priestess in distant Tauris.

Origin

Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra

Alternate Tradition

Artemis replaced her with a deer at the altar and carried her to Tauris

Source: Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris

Family

Parents

Associated Places

AulisMycenae