IPHIGENIA

Meaning of IPHIGENIA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ i-f ə -j ə - ' n ī - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iphigeneia

Date: 1563

: a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her and made a priestess

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IPHIGENIA — Iphigenia (-ía) npr [Gr. Mythol.] Iphigenia
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IPHIGENIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iphigeneia Date: 1563 a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved …
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IPHIGENIA — ˌifəjəˈnīə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, from Greek Iphigeneia : a genus of …
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IPHIGENIA — /if'i jeuh nuy"euh, -nee"euh/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and sister of Orestes and …
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IPHIGENIA — n. (Greek Mythology) daughter of Agamemnon
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IPHIGENIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iphigeneia Date: 1563 : a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but …
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IPHIGENIA — [Iph.i.ge.nia] n [L, fr. Gk Iphigeneia]: a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her …
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IPHIGENIA — Iphigenia BrE AmE ˌaɪf ɪdʒ ɪ ˈna ɪ ‿ə ˌɪf-, ɪ ˌfɪdʒ-, -əˈ•‿
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IPHIGENIA — [Greek heroic] Iphigenia is best known as the daughter Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces at Troy, had to sacrifice …
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IPHIGENIA — Ифигения
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IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS — /tawr"is/ 1. a drama (413? B.C.) by Euripides. 2. an opera (1779) by Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
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IPHIGENIA IN AULIS — /aw"lis/ 1. a tragedy (408? B.C.) by Euripides. 2. an opera (1774) by Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
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EURIPIDES — born с 484, Athens died 406 BC, Macedonia Greek playwright. With Aeschylus and Sophocles , he is recognized as one …
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ORESTES
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CLYTEMNESTRA — /kluy'teuhm nes"treuh/ , n. Class. Myth. the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the wife of Agamemnon, and the mother of …
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OPERA
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TAURI — earliest known inhabitants of the mountainous south coast of what is now the Crimea, which itself was known in ancient …
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ORESTES — in Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae (or Argos), and his wife, Clytemnestra. According to Homer, Orestes was …
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LA FOSSE, CHARLES DE — born June 15, 1636, Paris, Fr. died Dec. 13, 1716, Paris de La Fosse also spelled Delafosse painter whose decorative …
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GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philospoher, …
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EURIPIDES — born c. 484 BC, Athens died 406, Macedonia last of classical Athens' three great tragic dramatists, following Aeschylus and Sophocles. …
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ENNIUS, QUINTUS — born 239 BC, Rudiae, southern Italy died 169 BC epic poet, dramatist, and satirist, the most influential of the early …
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AULIS — ancient Greek town in Boeotia, separated from Chalcis (on the island of Euboea) three miles to the north by the …
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INDIGNATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bristle with rage/indignation etc ▪ John pushed back his chair, bristling with rage. quiver with …
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GUIDANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a marriage (guidance) counsellor (= helping with marriage problems ) ▪ You should talk to …
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DIVINE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES divine inspiration (= inspiration from God ) ▪ He prayed for divine inspiration. divine …
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ALLUSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE classical ▪ He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion . ▪ The …
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EURIPIDES — n. born 0441; 484, Athens died 406 BC, Macedonia Greek playwright. With Aeschylus and Sophocles , he is recognized as …
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POLYXENA — [Greek heroic] Polyxena was the youngest daughter of Priam and Hecuba. During the time when the Greeks and Trojans gathered …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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CALCHAS — [Greek heroic] The famous Greek soothsayer in the Trojan War. He told the Greeks that the aid of Achilles was …
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AGAMEMNON — [Greek heroic] Agamemnon was the son of Atreus and the brother of Menelaus. He was the king of either Mycenae …
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