Ἰφιγένεια
Iphigeneia, Iphigenia
Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Jan 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Proper name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἰφιγένεια· ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*)ifige/neia: o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes
- Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, whose sacrifice was demanded by Artemis to allow the Greek expedition to sail for Troy (but in fact, in most versions of the myth, saved from this fate). See OCD(4) s.v. Iphigenia.