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Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris

Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris

Euripides
Cropp, Martin J.

Hardcover

Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral World HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 1837644322
ISBN13: 9781837644322
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: Jul 1 2023
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

Iphigenia in Tauris tells the story of the princess Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon to expedite his campaign against Troy but was rescued by the goddess Artemis and transported to the land of the Taurians. There she herself must perform human sacrifices as a priestess of Artemis in the local cult. Troy has now been sacked, and Agamemnon murdered by his wife and avenged by his son Orestes. With his mother's blood on his hands, Orestes is guided by Apollo to seek purification through bringing the image of the Tauric Artemis to Greece, and so is reunited with his sister. The drama centers on Orestes' near-sacrifice at Iphigenia's hands, their recognition in the nick of time, and their ingenious and thrilling escape to bring the cult of Artemis to Halae and Brauron near Athens.

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