Etymology

Iphigenia

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Today it means: The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who is sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ῑ̓φιγένεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromῙ̓φιγένεια
  2. English todayIphigenia

From Ancient Greek Ῑ̓φιγένεια (Īphigéneia).

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