iphigenia

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Definition of iphigenia in English English dictionary

(Mitoloji) The daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, who was offered as a sacrifice by Agamemnon but rescued by Artemis. She later became a priestess

The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Nearly sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of Greeks to Troy, she was saved by Artemis and made her priest

{i} (Greek Mythology) daughter of Agamemnon

Hyphenation

Iph·i·ge·ni·a

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek Ἰφιγένεια (Iphigeneia).