Iphigenia

Iphigenia Definition

Iphi·ge·nia (if′ə jə nī′ə)

noun

Gr. Myth. 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

Etymology: L < Gr Iphigeneia

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