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{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|image = ACOD FoA Iphigenia.png | |image = ACOD FoA Iphigenia.png | ||
|death = [[Iphigenia's Compound]], [[Pheraia's Retreat]], [[Elysium]] {{c|simulation only}} | |death = 12th century BCE<br>[[Greece]] | ||
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c. 422 BCE<br>[[Iphigenia's Compound]], [[Pheraia's Retreat]], [[Elysium]] {{c|simulation only}} | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Mycenae]]<br />[[Persephone's Overseers]] {{c|simulation only}}}} | |affiliates = [[Mycenae]]<br />[[Persephone's Overseers]] {{c|simulation only}}}} | ||
'''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''' (died 12th century BCE) was the daughter of king [[Agamemnon]] and queen [[Klytaimnestra]] and thus a princess of [[Mycenae]], in [[Greek mythology]]. She was also sister of [[Orestes]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Mythology=== | ===Mythology=== | ||
According to legends, Iphigenia brought back a [[Statue of Artemis Tauropolos|statue]] of Artemis from {{Wiki|Iphigenia in Tauris|Tauris}}.<ref name=" | According to legends, Iphigenia brought back a [[Statue of Artemis Tauropolos|statue]] of Artemis from {{Wiki|Iphigenia in Tauris|Tauris}}.<ref name="Statue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Statue of Artemis Tauropolos|Attika: Statue of Artemis Tauropolos]]</ref> | ||
In the | In the 12th 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]]''</ref> intervened, and replaced the girl with a [[Deer|doe]].<ref name="Site">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice|Boeotia: Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice]]</ref> | ||
===Simulation=== | ===Simulation=== | ||
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=" | 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="Give em Hades">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium'' – [[Give 'Em Hades]]</ref> | ||
Iphigenia was later hunted down by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] as part of her quest to eliminate Persephone's influence. | Iphigenia was later hunted down by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] as part of her quest to eliminate Persephone's influence. Kassandra also recovered a [[Klytaimnestra's Battle Axe|battlaxe]] from Iphigenia's body which was said to be given to her by Klytaimnestra.<ref name="Give em Hades" /> | ||
==Legacy and influence== | ==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=" | By the 5th century BCE, the [[Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice]] within the [[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="Site" /> The Statue of Artemis that Iphigenia had reportedly taken from Tauris was also still standing in Attika by this time too.<ref name="Statue" /> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|mentioned in Historical Locations only}} | ||
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{C|simulation only}} | **''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' {{C|simulation only}} | ||
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[[Category:House of Atreus]] | [[Category:House of Atreus]] | ||
[[Category:Greek mythology]] | [[Category:Greek mythology]] | ||
[[Category:12th century BCE deaths]] | |||
Revision as of 07:00, 7 October 2019
Iphigenia (died 12th century BCE) was the daughter of king Agamemnon and queen Klytaimnestra and thus a princess of Mycenae, in Greek mythology. She was also sister of Orestes.
Biography
Mythology
According to legends, Iphigenia brought back a statue of Artemis from Tauris.[1]
In the 12th 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.[3]
Simulation
In a simulation created by the Isu Aletheia, Iphigenia was one of the overseers of Persephone, stationed in a complex in Elysium.[4]
Iphigenia was later hunted down by the misthios Kassandra as part of her quest to eliminate Persephone's influence. Kassandra also recovered a battlaxe from Iphigenia's body which was said to be given to her by Klytaimnestra.[4]
Legacy and influence
By the 5th century BCE, the Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice within the Cursed Land of Oedipous in Boetia was still standing, a deer's corpse on the altar when the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited it.[3] The Statue of Artemis that Iphigenia had reportedly taken from Tauris was also still standing in Attika by this time too.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned in Historical Locations only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (simulation only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Statue of Artemis Tauropolos
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Boeotia: Site of Iphigenia's Sacrifice
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium – Give 'Em Hades