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François Perrier 's The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (17th century), depicting Agamemnon 's sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia. In Greek mythology, Iphigenia ( / ɪfɪdʒɪˈnaɪ.ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἰφιγένεια, Iphigéneia, [iːpʰiɡéneː.a]) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of ...
Sep 5, 1997 · In the two halves of THE IPHIGENIA CYCLE, Euripides framed the epic saga of the Trojan War with one family’s harrowing experience of war, loss, and ultimate sacrifice. In a remarkable theatrical undertaking, Court will reunite these powerful plays as a single event.
Jun 5, 2022 · His life was full of war, deceit, blood, and death. But it didn’t stop with him: his family continued the cycle of blood and revenge. Clytemnestra, Orestes, and Iphigenia — members of Agamemnon’s family — all had their fair share of blood spilled on them or were the ones to spill it.
The Iphigenia Cycle. By Les Gutman. The subject matter of these two rarely-staged plays spans about ten years in the life of the House of Atreus, and bridges the more popular story of this family, Electra (currently enjoying a much-heralded Broadway run a couple of blocks away, review linked below).
When considering the reception of the Epic Cycle, the most obvious allusions in the novels are to Iphigenia’s sacrifice and to Agamemnon’s return to Mycenae which were the central themes of Cypria and Nostoi.
May 24, 2023 · Overview. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, was a princess of Mycenae (located in the Argolid). As the Greeks were preparing for the Trojan War, the goddess Artemis demanded that Iphigenia be sacrificed to her in exchange for a wind to blow the Greek fleet to Troy.
The Iphigenia Cycle: Directed by JoAnne Akalaitis. With Wilson Cain III, Nathan Davis, Anne Dudek, Genevra Gallo.
