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English noun: Iphigenia

1. Iphigenia (person) (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess


Instance hypernymmythical being


Domain categoryGreek mythology









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