Iphigenia at Aulis
The Greek fleet is becalmed at Aulis and is thus unable to convey the expeditionary force against Troy. Agamemnon learns that he must sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia as a means of appeasing the goddess Artemis, who has caused the unfavourable weather. Agamemnon lures his daughter into coming to Aulis to be sacrificed by pretending that she will marry Achilles. Once the truth is out, Iphigenia, after begging pathetically for her life, goes willingly to her death. Though incomplete and corrupted by later adapters, Iphigenia at Aulis (c. 406 BC; Greek Iphigeneia en Aulidi) is a fine tragedy whose realistic atmosphere is heightened by several subtle and poignant scenes between its main characters.
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