Iphigenia. Daughter of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and Clytemnestra, Iphigenia was a central figure in two episodes from the prologue and the epilogue to the Trojan War. She was sacrificed by her father at Aulis in order to gain favorable winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy. According to one tradition, she was saved from sacrifice by Artemis and became her priestess at Tauris. She was eventually reunited with her brother, Orestes, after his vengeful murder of their mother, Clytemnestra. An auxiliary legend holds that, after leaving Tauris with Orestes, Iphigenia became a priestess at Delphi.
     Listings are arranged under the following headings: Iphigenia at Aulis; Iphigenia at Tauris; Iphigenia at Delphi.