Heroine
Iphigenia
Ἰφιγένεια
Overview
Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, associated with the sacrifice at Aulis.
Generation
Trojan War
Parents
Children
No children recorded.
Family Cycle
The House of Atreus
Iphigenia belongs to the dynasty whose story connects Atreus and Thyestes with Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Orestes and the cycle of inherited revenge.
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The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
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The Murder of Agamemnon
Her sacrifice helps motivate Clytemnestra's revenge