person
Iphigenia
Daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed at Aulis to gain the Greeks fair winds to Troy; Pyrrhus throws the precedent in Agamemnon's face.
Reading notes
- Agamemnon §158 my daughter's wedding torches
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, sacrificed at Aulis under the pretext of marriage to Achilles.
- Octavia §1007 Iphigenia
Daughter of Agamemnon, snatched by Diana from the altar at Aulis and spirited away in a cloud; the chorus prays for a like rescue of Octavia.
- The Trojan Women §249 your own daughter
Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed at Aulis for fair winds; Pyrrhus throws the precedent in his face.