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May 24, 2023 · 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. Though initially reluctant, Agamemnon finally agreed to go through with ...
Jun 7, 2023 · Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis dramatizes the myth of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of the Mycenaean king Agamemnon. The goddess Artemis demanded the girl’s life in exchange for a wind to blow the Greek fleet to Troy. Iphigenia’s story is part of the larger myth of the Trojan War, which broke out when the Trojan prince Paris carried ...
Jul 12, 2023 · Euripides, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Iphigenia in Aulis; Apollodorus, Epitome 3.12; etc. ↩; In Lucretius, On the Nature of Things 1.84ff, the name of the daughter Agamemnon sacrificed at Aulis is Iphianassa rather than Iphigenia, indicating that in at least some traditions the two names were interchangeable. ↩
Oct 5, 2023 · Calchas was the son of the obscure Thestor and a great seer of Greek mythology. He accompanied the Greeks when they set out to fight the Trojan War, during which he used his prophetic skills to guide the army. Calchas played a key role in a few episodes of the Trojan War, though his advice often caused him to clash with Agamemnon, the leader of ...
Aug 18, 2023 · Clytemnestra was a Greek queen and one of the most famous murderers of Greek mythology. As a daughter of the Spartan king Tyndareus and his wife Leda, her siblings included Helen (who incited the Trojan War) and the heroes known as the Dioscuri. Clytemnestra married Agamemnon, the powerful king of Mycenae, and bore him several children ...
Mar 8, 2023 · Before they could sail, however, Agamemnon was ordered to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia in exchange for a wind to blow his fleet to Troy. Fourth-style fresco from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii showing the sacrifice of Iphigenia (ca. 60–79 CE) National Archaeological Museum, Naples / Carole Raddato CC BY-SA 2.0
Apr 13, 2023 · Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature, and wild animals. She was typically regarded as one of the major Olympians, numbered among the so-called “Twelve Gods.”. In art and literature, Artemis was often imagined hunting in the forest with her bow. While her twin brother Apollo represented reason and order, Artemis signified the ...
Mar 24, 2023 · Python was a huge, monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be a son of Gaia. In many traditions, he served as the original keeper of the oracle at Delphi. When the god Apollo was still young—possibly just a baby—he chased Python down and slew him with his bow and arrows. Afterwards, Apollo established the oracle at Delphi on the site, destined ...
Jul 31, 2023 · Euripides: Achilles plays a role in Euripides’ tragedy Iphigenia in Aulis (ca. 405 BCE), which tells the story of the sacrifice of Agamemnon’s daughter Iphigenia. Plato: The philosophical dialogue Lesser Hippias (early fourth century BCE) contains a lengthy comparison between the honest Achilles and the deceitful Odysseus.
Dec 8, 2022 · In some traditions, Helen was of childbearing age when Theseus abducted her and actually bore him a daughter named Iphigenia. When Helen returned to Sparta, she gave Iphigenia to her sister Clytemnestra to raise. Later, Iphigenia was sacrificed by Clytemnestra’s husband Agamemnon so that the Greeks could appease the gods and sail to Troy.
