the sacrifice of iphianassa (iphigenia) took place at tauris.
the sacrifice of iphianassa (iphigenia) took place at tauris.
where does the sacrifice of iphianassa (iphigenia) take place?
tauris
in euripides’ "iphigenia at aulis", it is menelaus who convinces agamemnon to heed the seer calchas's advice. after agamemnon sends a message to clytemnestra informing her of iphigenia's supposed marriage, he immediately regrets his decision and tries to send another letter telling them not to come. menelaus intercepts the letter and he and agamemnon argue. menelaus insists that it is agamemnon's duty to do all he can to aid the greeks. clytemnestra arrives at aulis with iphigenia and the infant orestes. agamemnon tries to convince clytemnestra to go back to argos, but clytemnestra insists on staying for the wedding. when she sees achilles, clytemnestra mentions the marriage; achilles, however, appears to be unaware of it, and she and iphigenia gradually learn the truth. achilles, angry that agamemnon has used him in his plot, vows to help prevent the murder of iphigenia. iphigenia and clytemnestra plead with agamemnon to spare his daughter's life. achilles informs them that the greek army, eager for war, has learned of the seer's advice and now demand that iphigenia be sacrificed. if agamemnon refuses, it is likely they will turn on him and kill him and his family. iphigenia, knowing she is doomed, decides to be sacrificed willingly, reasoning that as a mere mortal, she cannot go against the will of a goddess. she also believes that her death will be heroic, as it is for the good of all greeks. iphigenia exits, and the sacrifice takes place offstage. later, clytemnestra is told of her daughter's purported death—and how at the last moment, the gods spared iphigenia and whisked her away, replacing her with a deer.
iphigenia
"iphigenia" means "strong-born," "born to strength," or "she who causes the birth of strong offspring."









































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iphianassa () is the name of one of agamemnon's three daughters in homer's "iliad" (ix.145, 287) the name iphianassa may be simply an older variant of the name iphigenia. "not all poets took iphigenia and iphianassa to be two names for the same heroine," kerenyi remarks, "though it is certain that to begin with they served indifferently to address the same divine being, who had not belonged from all time to the family of agamemnon."









































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iphigenia