Iphigenia


Iph·i·ge·nia

noun \ˌi-fə-jə-ˈnī-ə\

Definition of IPHIGENIA

: a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her and made a priestess

Origin of IPHIGENIA

Latin, from Greek Iphigeneia
First Known Use: 1563

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