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Iphigeneia [r]: In Greek mythology, the unfortunate daughter of Agamemnon, who was sacrificed by her father in exchange for a "fair wind" to sail to Troy (ancient city). The sacrifice embittered Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra, and a chain of tragedies resulted when the king returned from Troy.

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	~~From~~ [[Ancient Greece\|Greek]] [[mythology]], ~~she was~~ the unfortunate [[daughter]] of [[Agamemnon]] who was [[sacrifice\|sacrificed]] by her father in exchange for a "fair wind" to sail to [[Troy]]. The sacrifice embittered Agamemnon's [[wife]] [[Clytemnestra]], and a chain of tragedies resulted when the [[king]] returned from Troy. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship\|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].		In [[Ancient Greece\|Greek]] [[mythology]], the unfortunate [[daughter]] of [[Agamemnon]], who was [[sacrifice\|sacrificed]] by her father in exchange for a "fair wind" to sail to [[Troy (ancient city)]]. The sacrifice embittered Agamemnon's [[wife]] [[Clytemnestra]], and a chain of tragedies resulted when the [[king]] returned from Troy.