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Iphigenia - Iphigenia at Aulis

Iphigenia was the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis at Aulis.

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Iphigenia
Basic information on Iphigenia, the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon.
Artemis Goddess of Transitions.
Artemis was the goddess who demanded of Agamemnon the human sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at Aulis. In some versions, Artemis rescues Iphigenia at the last moment.
Iphigenia Quotations
From Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris. Also see Ipigenia at Aulis quotation.
Iphigenia
Information on Iphigenia with literary passages on her and pictures.
Iphigenia Outline
Outline of the Iphigenia at Aulis tragedy by Euripides.
Iphigenia
Encyclopedia Mythica entry on Iphigenia.
Iphigenia
Page on Iphigenia by Carlos Parada. Provides alternative parentage for Iphigenia and says that in some accounts Iphigenia married Achilles after death.
Iphigenia at Aulis
E-text English translation of Iphigenia at Aulis, by Euripides.
Iphigenia in Tauris
E-text English translation of Iphigenia in Tauris, by Euripides.

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