Iphigenia

[ if-i-juh-nahy-uh, -nee-uh ]

/ ˌɪf ɪ dʒəˈnaɪ ə, -ˈni ə /

noun

Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and sister of Orestes and Electra: when she was about to be sacrificed to ensure a wind to take the Greek ships to Troy, she was saved by Artemis, whose priestess she became.

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for iphigenia

The first night of Iphigenia, Larrive, who took the part of Agamemnon, actually abstained from singing through his nose.

History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time |Henry Sutherland Edwards
For example, Orestes in the Iphigenia reveals the fact that he is Orestes.

Poetics |Aristotle
Iphigenia in Aulis was composed in less than a year; but to write an opera is one thing, to get it produced another.

History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time |Henry Sutherland Edwards
I suppose that garland is to complete the impression of an Iphigenia about to be sacrificed, eh?

Shadows of Flames |Amelie Rives

It was in the peristyle of this house that the copy of the famous picture by Timanthius of the sacrifice of Iphigenia was found.

The Wonders of Pompeii |Marc Monnier

British Dictionary definitions for iphigenia

Iphigenia

/ (ˌɪfɪdʒɪˈnaɪə) /

noun

Greek myth the daughter of Agamemnon, taken by him to be sacrificed to Artemis, who saved her life and made her a priestess

Cultural definitions for iphigenia

Iphigenia

[ (if-uh-juh-neye-uh) ]

In classical mythology, the eldest daughter of Agamemnon and the sister of Electra and Orestes. When the Greek fleet was about to sail to fight in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War), Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis to obtain favorable winds. According to some stories, Artemis saved Iphigenia from the sacrifice, and she was later reunited with Orestes.

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