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'''Iphigenia''' was the daughter of [[Agamemnon]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was also sister of [[Orestes]]. | '''Iphigenia''' was the daughter of [[Agamemnon]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was also sister of [[Orestes]]. | ||
When Agamemnon's ships were immobilized by the goddess [[Artemis]] on their way to [[Trojan War]], Agamemnon sought to appease the goddess by sacrificing Iphigenia. However, a goddess intervened, and replaced the girl with a [[Deer|doe]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | When Agamemnon's ships were immobilized by the goddess [[Artemis]] on their way to [[Trojan War]], Agamemnon sought to appease the goddess by sacrificing Iphigenia. However, a goddess intervened, and replaced the girl with a [[Deer|doe]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
By the 5th century BCE the [[Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice]] within [[Cursed Land of Oedipous]] in Boetia was still standing, a deer's corpse on the altar when the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | By the 5th century BCE the [[Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice]] within [[Cursed Land of Oedipous]] in Boetia was still standing, a deer's corpse on the altar when the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited it.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
According to the story, Iphigenia brought back a [[Statue of Artemis Tauropolos|statue]] of [[Artemis]] from {{Wiki|Iphigenia in Tauris|Tauris}}.<ref name="ACOd" /> | According to the story, Iphigenia brought back a [[Statue of Artemis Tauropolos|statue]] of [[Artemis]] from {{Wiki|Iphigenia in Tauris|Tauris}}.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
She resided in the [[Elysium]], wherein she oversaw a complex.<ref>[https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/348606/assassins-creed-odyssey-4-epic-things-to-discover-in-episode-1-of-the-fate-of-atlantis-story-arc ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY - 4 EPIC THINGS TO DISCOVER IN EPISODE 1 OF THE FATE OF ATLANTIS STORY ARC]</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 23 April 2019
Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon and thus a princess of Mycenae in Greek mythology. She was also sister of Orestes.
When Agamemnon's ships were immobilized by the goddess Artemis on their way to Trojan War, Agamemnon sought to appease the goddess by sacrificing Iphigenia. However, a goddess intervened, and replaced the girl with a doe.[1]
By the 5th century BCE the Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice within Cursed Land of Oedipous in Boetia was still standing, a deer's corpse on the altar when the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited it.[1]
According to the story, Iphigenia brought back a statue of Artemis from Tauris.[1]
She resided in the Elysium, wherein she oversaw a complex.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (first appearance)