Iphigenia

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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.

Biography

Mythology

According to legends, Iphigenia brought back a statue of Artemis from Tauris.

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 intervened, and replaced the girl with a doe.

Simulation

In a simulation created by the Isu Aletheia, Iphigenia was one of the overseers of Persephone, stationed in a complex in Elysium.

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.

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.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
  • The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (simulation only)