Talk:Iphigeneia

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[edit] Aeschylus?

There should probably be a reference to Iphigenia from Aeschylus' Oresteia, specifically lines 183 - 257. In this version of events she was actually sacrificed. --Emecee 07:13, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Homer?

"Homer makes no mention to Iphigenia's sacrifice" In the the Illiad 1:106, Agamemnon becomes enraged at Calchas for suggesting that he give up his prize, sighting accusing him of repeatedly bringing bad news to him. The two other prophecies Calchas made was that Achelies was needed to win the trojan war, and that Agamemnon had to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. So there is a reference made to the sacrifice of Iphigenia, I have 'been bold' and added 'direct mention', it should be noted that many classical writers found the act to awful to directly mention, note Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the corus trails aludes to the sacrifice, but never downright talks about it.

[edit] Cleanup

The body of the article is not well-written. If someone has the time to polish the style, that would be great. Levan 04:01, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

The content might be revised too. A mention of Brauron, for instance. Some sourcing of statements. The essential confusion here comes from trying to synthesis a biography of Iphigeneia, in the manner of Bulfinch's "Age of Fable. --Wetman 19:45, 1 December 2006 (UTC)