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Iphigenia
Sign in to savethumb|Roman fresco of Iphigenia, from Magdalensberg
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Key facts
- Deity.caption
- Iphigenia (centre) stands in a sanctuary of Artemis, in front of a statuette of the goddess (which sits atop a column), and an altar. Near her are Orestes (right), Pylades (far left), and a flying Nike (top left). Apulian red-figure calyx krater, c. 350–340 BC.
- Deity.god_of
- Princess of Mycenae
- Deity.father
- Agamemnon
- Deity.mother
- Clytemnestra
- Deity.siblings
- Orestes, Electra, and Chrysothemis
- Deity.dynasty
- Atreid Dynasty
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Hippolyte Painter - RVAp 18-extra - Iphigenia in Tauris - youth with maenad and satyr - Basel ASuSL BS 1469 - 02.jpg
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- female
- Place of death
- Aulis
- Father
- Theseus
- Mother
- Helen of Troy
- Sibling
- Iphianassa
- Image
- Fourth Style fresco depicting the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, Naples National Archaeological Museum (17430222481).jpg
- Said to be same as
- Iphianassa
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- name in native language
- Ἰφιγένεια
- Commons category
- Iphigeneia
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- killed by
- Agamemnon
- different from
- Ifigenia
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thumb|Roman fresco of Iphigenia, from Magdalensberg
In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae.
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