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- Iphigenia – Mythopedia
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, was a princess of Mycenae During the Trojan War, Artemis demanded Iphigenia as a sacrifice in exchange for a wind to blow the Greek ships to Troy
- Iphigenia in Aulis – Mythopedia
The Iphigenia in Aulis is one of Euripides’ final plays, first performed after the playwright’s death in 406 BCE The tragedy is a retelling of the myth of Iphigenia, who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon in exchange for a wind to carry the Greek fleet to Troy
- Agamemnon – Mythopedia
Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was a general and hero who led the Greek army to victory in the Trojan War He was later murdered by his wife Clytemnestra
- Helen of Troy – Mythopedia
Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty When Helen left her Greek husband for a handsome Trojan prince, the Greeks started the Trojan War to get her back
- Calchas – Mythopedia
Calchas, son of Thestor, was a seer for the Greeks during the Trojan War His advice and prophecies swayed the course of the war, though they sometimes brought him into conflict with important figures such as Agamemnon
- Clytemnestra – Mythopedia
Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra’s son
- Agamemnon (Play) – Mythopedia
The Agamemnon is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE In the play, the Greek warrior Agamemnon returns home after conquering Troy, only to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestra
- Achilles – Mythopedia
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia After the Greek army had gathered for the second time at the port of Aulis, the fleet was prevented from sailing by adverse winds Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae and the commander of the Greek army, learned from the prophet Calchas that the winds would only turn if he sacrificed his eldest daughter, Iphigenia, to Artemis
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