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Iphigenia

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thumb|Roman fresco of Iphigenia, from Magdalensberg

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Iphigenia (centre) stands in a sanctuary of Artemis, in front of a statuette of the goddess (which sits atop a column), and an altar. Near her are Orestes (right), Pylades (far left), and a flying Nike (top left). Apulian red-figure calyx krater, c. 350–340 BC.
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Princess of Mycenae
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Agamemnon
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Clytemnestra
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Orestes, Electra, and Chrysothemis
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Atreid Dynasty
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Greek
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Hippolyte Painter - RVAp 18-extra - Iphigenia in Tauris - youth with maenad and satyr - Basel ASuSL BS 1469 - 02.jpg

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Fourth Style fresco depicting the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum (17430222481).jpg
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Ἰφιγένεια
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Iphigeneia
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  • Name
  • In mythology
  • Among the Taurians
  • Among the Etruscans
  • Ritual commemorations
  • In Homer
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thumb|Roman fresco of Iphigenia, from Magdalensberg

In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae.

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