Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, who was offered as a sacrifice by Agamemnon but rescued by Artemis. She later became a priestess.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of bivalve mollusks of the family Donacidæ, comprising Iphigenia brasiliensis and related species.
- noun A subgenus of Clausilia.
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- proper noun Greek mythology The daughter of
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Nearly sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of Greeks toTroy , she was saved byArtemis and made her priest.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (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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Examples
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While not a bad idea to help illustrate the background story, it does make a number of later scenes confusing when the dead Iphigenia is sitting around the courtyard hanging out as a periodically ignored chorus member.
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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While not a bad idea to help illustrate the background story, it does make a number of later scenes confusing when the dead Iphigenia is sitting around the courtyard hanging out as a periodically ignored chorus member.
Agamemnon 2008
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He said, "I find the Iphigenia is from America, from the Chesapeake: that little box under your arm contains, I see, dispatches."
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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Barbares, que ont habite les bords du Danube] 97 Eeripides in Iphigenia in
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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O Agamemnon, king of all the Greeks, I am come, bringing thy daughter to thee, whom thou didst name Iphigenia in thy palace.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides
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Yesterday afternoon, bink and her 9-year-old niece Anya "Iphigenia" in the Fly movie and I made herring-head masks.
. . . . Entering the Sneer-Free Zone Fresca 2009
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I was also disappointed in the lack of scandal promised, especially in the topic of her "Iphigenia" masquerade costume.
Book Review: Elizabeth Heather Carroll 2008
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"Iphigenia," and caused Rousseau to publicly acknowledge that he was mistaken in asserting that the French language was unsuitable to set to music.
Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Walter Rowlands
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The overture to "Iphigenia" was executed entrancingly.
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The newspaper cutting slipped from Owen's hand, and he talked for a long time about her walk and her smile, and then about her "Iphigenia," which he declared to be one of the most beautiful performances ever seen, her personality lending itself to the incarnation of this Greek idea of fate and self-sacrifice.
Sister Teresa 1892
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