Iphigenia Definition & Meaning
iphigenia
- noun
- (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess
"Iphigenia" in song lyrics
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"sacrifice of iphigenia"
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