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in greek mythology, a princess of argos, the daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra. agamemnon offends the goddess artemis, who retaliates by commanding him to kill iphigenia as a sacrifice so his ships can sail to troy. in some versions, iphigenia is sacrificed at aulis, but in others artemis rescues her.