Iphigenia, the Most Enigmatic Figure of Greek Mythology

Iphigenia, the Most Enigmatic Figure of Greek Mythology

The depiction of the Sacrifice of Iphigenia was inspired by the tales of Greek mythology (1757) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology as well as the concept of sacrifice for millennia. This fascinating woman is a truly captivating figure in ancient Greek mythology, whose story is one of sacrifice, family loyalty, and much-needed divin…

Changing Paintings: 57 The sacrifice of Iphigenia

As Ovid ended Book Eleven of his Metamorphoses with some unrelated myths, he returns to the story of the war against Troy in the opening of Book Twelve. King Priam, father of Aesacus and King of Troy, is then linked with his other son Paris, whose abduction of Helen triggered the Greeks to launch ‘a thousand ships’ to start their war against Troy. The Greek fleet gathered at Aulis in Boeotia, where they made sacrifices to Jupiter in preparation …