English Explanatory Dictionary

Iphigenia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who is sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪfɪd͡ʒɪˈnaɪə/ /ˌɪfɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Iphigenia.wav

Word forms

Iphigenia Ephigenia Iphigeneia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῑ̓φιγένεια (Īphigéneia).

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