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'''Iphigenia''' was the daughter of king [[Agamemnon]] and queen [[Klytaimnestra]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Iphigenia''' was the daughter of king [[Agamemnon]] and queen [[Klytaimnestra]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae]]. She was also sister of [[Orestes]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Mythology=== | ===Mythology=== | ||
According to | According to legends, Iphigenia brought back a [[Statue of Artemis Tauropolos|statue]] of Artemis from {{Wiki|Iphigenia in Tauris|Tauris}}.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
In the 12 century BCE, when Agamemnon's ships were immobilized by the goddess [[Artemis]] on their way to [[Troy]] during the [[Trojan War]], Agamemnon sought to appease the goddess by sacrificing Iphigenia. However, Artemis<ref name="tFoA - FoE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref> intervened, and replaced the girl with a [[Deer|doe]].<ref name="ACOd" | In the 12 century BCE, when Agamemnon's ships were immobilized by the goddess [[Artemis]] on their way to [[Troy]] during the [[Trojan War]], Agamemnon sought to appease the goddess by sacrificing Iphigenia. However, Artemis<ref name="tFoA - FoE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''</ref> intervened, and replaced the girl with a [[Deer|doe]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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In a [[Aletheia's simulations|simulation]] created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Iphigenia was one of the [[Persephone's Overseers|overseers]] of [[Persephone]], stationed in a [[Iphigenia's Compound|complex]] in [[Elysium]].<ref name="tFoA - FoE" /> | |||
== | Iphigenia was later hunted down by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] as part of her quest to eliminate Persephone's influence. Kassandras also recovered a [[Klytaimnestra's Battle Axe|battlaxe]] from Iphigenia's body which was said to be given to her by Klytaimnestra.<ref name="tFoA - FoE" /> | ||
==Legacy and influence== | |||
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" /> | ||
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In Greek mythology, Iphigenia was the daughter of king Agamemnon and queen Klytaimnestra and thus a princess of Mycenae. She was also sister of Orestes.
Biography
Mythology
According to legends, Iphigenia brought back a statue of Artemis from Tauris.[1]
In the 12 century BCE, when Agamemnon's ships were immobilized by the goddess Artemis on their way to Troy during the Trojan War, Agamemnon sought to appease the goddess by sacrificing Iphigenia. However, Artemis[2] intervened, and replaced the girl with a doe.[1]
Simulation
In a simulation created by the Isu Aletheia, Iphigenia was one of the overseers of Persephone, stationed in a complex in Elysium.[2]
Iphigenia was later hunted down by the misthios Kassandra as part of her quest to eliminate Persephone's influence. Kassandras also recovered a battlaxe from Iphigenia's body which was said to be given to her by Klytaimnestra.[2]
Legacy and influence
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]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (simulation only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Fields of Elysium