Agamemnon‘s daughter. The Greek fleet was stuck at Aulis without wind, and a prophet said she must be sacrificed to the goddess Artemis. In some versions Artemis saves her at the last moment.
From Mycenae and Argos. Today: Mykines and Argos, in the Peloponnese, Greece.
Strength 2/10 · Wisdom 7/10 · Courage 6/10 · Divinity 1/10 · Fame 7/10
The story
Eldest daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Agamemnon had offended the goddess Artemis, who held back the winds at Aulis. To free the fleet, he lured Iphigenia there with a false promise that she would marry Achilles.
How it ends
In Aeschylus she dies on the altar. In Euripides, Artemis swaps her for a deer at the last moment and carries her away to be a priestess in Tauris.
Still with us today
Her story inspired two plays by Euripides, operas by Gluck and a play by Goethe.
Family
- Parents: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra
- Siblings: Orestes, Electra
Appears in
Read about them in the Library
Ancient sources
- Euripides (tragedies)
- Aeschylus (tragedies)
Iphigenia is a playable card in MythoTroy, the Trojan War card game.