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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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