| NOUN | person | Iphigenia | (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon |
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| Meaning | (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Spanish | Ifigenia, Iphigenia | |
| Catalan | Iphigenia | |
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