Iphigenia Definition

ĭfə-jə-nīə, -nēə
noun
A daughter of Agamemnon, offered by him as a sacrifice to Artemis and, in some versions, saved by the goddess, who makes her a priestess.
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pronoun

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who narrowly escapes sacrifice by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.

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Origin of Iphigenia

  • From Ancient Greek Ἰφιγένεια (Iphigeneia).

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