Pictures of Iphigenia
Here are some pictures of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Her father summoned her to Aulis, promising to marry her to Achilles.
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Iphigenia at Aulis |
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But in reality he wanted to sacrifice her to goddess Artemis, so that the Greek fleet could sail to Troy.
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The Sacrifice of Iphigeni... |
Timante |
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Sacrifice of Iphigenia |
Richard van Orley |
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The Sacrifice of Iphigenia |
Michele Marieschi |
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Some say that Artemis replaced Iphigenia with a deer and took her to Tauris, as her priestess.
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Sacrifice of Iphigenia |
Giambattista Tiepolo |
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The Sacrifice of Iphigenia |
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo |
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Agamemnon is About to Sacrifice His D... |
Briout |
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Iphigenia at Tauris, 1893 |
Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov |
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Iphigenia in Tauris |
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In Boccacio's Decameron there is a story about a shepherd called Cimon, who saw Iphigenia while she was sleeping. By contemplating her beauty, he was transformed into a cultivated, educated man.
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Cimon and Iphigenia, 1617 |
Peter Paul Rubens |
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Cimon and Iphigenia, from 'The Decame... |
Jan Van Noordt |
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