ID: 901001952 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001952	Record Type: Literature

	Iphigenia at Aulis (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE)

Note: Greek tragedy by Euripides, performed about 406 BCE. The story concerns the legendary sacrifice of Iphigenia by her father, Agamemnon. When the Greek fleet is becalmed at Aulis, thus preventing movement of the expeditionary force against Troy, Agamemnon is told that he must sacrifice Iphigenia to appease the goddess Artemis, who has caused the unfavourable weather. Agamemnon lures his daughter to Aulis by pretending that she will marry Achilles. Once she learns the truth, Iphigenia begs for her life, but eventually she goes willingly to her death.

Display Date: about 406 BCE

Names:

	Iphigenia at Aulis (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Iphigenia in Aulis (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE) (English,U,N)
	Iphigeneia en Aulidi (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE) (Latin-P,D,N)
	Iphigenie auf Tauris (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE) (German,U,N)
	Iphigénie en Aulide (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE) (French,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Named written and performed works> (P)
		........<Literary works: Drama (plays, etc.)> (P)
		............Iphigenia at Aulis (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE) (I)

Related Iconography:

	protagonist is .... Iphigenia
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Iphigenia (Greek character)) [901001951]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... play (performing arts composition)
	.....(Literary and Performing Arts Works (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... tragedy (general genre)
	.....(genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	author is .... Euripides (Greek playwright, ca. 484-406 BCE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	located in .... Aulis
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	Iphigenia at Aulis (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 9 July 2017
	Iphigenia in Aulis (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Iphigeneia en Aulidi (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Iphigenie auf Tauris (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Iphigénie en Aulide (Greek play, Euripides, ca. 406 BCE)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Iphigenia at Aulis," accessed 7 July 2017