Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris
M. J. Cropp
Abstract
Iphigenia in Tauris tells the story of the princess Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon to expedite his campaign against Troy but was rescued by the goddess Artemis and transported to the land of the Taurians. There she herself must perform human sacrifices as a priestess of Artemis in the local cult. Troy has now been sacked, and Agamemnon murdered by his wife and avenged by his son Orestes. With his mother's blood on his hands, Orestes is guided by Apollo to seek purification through bringing the image of the Tauric Artemis to Greece, and so is reunited with his sister. The ... More
Keywords: Iphigenia, Agamemnon, Troy, Artemis, Taurians, human sacrifice, Orestes
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2000 | Print ISBN-13: 9780856686528 |
| Published to Liverpool Scholarship Online: February 2021 | DOI:10.3828/liverpool/9780856686528.001.0001 |
