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'''Iphigenia''' was the daughter of king [[Agamemnon]] and queen [[Klytaimnestra]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was also sister of [[Orestes]]. | '''Iphigenia''' was the daughter of king [[Agamemnon]] and queen [[Klytaimnestra]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was also sister of [[Orestes]]. | ||
==Mythology== | |||
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, Artemis<ref name="tFoA - FoE" /> 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, Artemis<ref name="tFoA - FoE" /> 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|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited it.<ref name="ACOd" /> | 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 | 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 | ==Afterlife== | ||
She resided in [[Elysium]], wherein she [[Persephone's Overseers|oversaw]] a [[Iphigenia's Compound|complex]].<ref name="tFoA - FoE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Iphigenia was the daughter of king Agamemnon and queen Klytaimnestra and thus a princess of Mycenae in Greek mythology. She was also sister of Orestes.
Mythology
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, Artemis[1] intervened, and replaced the girl with a doe.[2]
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.[2]
According to the story, Iphigenia brought back a statue of Artemis from Tauris.[2]
Afterlife
She resided in Elysium, wherein she oversaw a complex.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (first appearance)