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Iphigenia in Aulis
''Iphigenia in Aulis'' (, ''Iphigeneia en Aulidi''; variously translated, including the Latin ''Iphigenia in Aulide'') is the last extant work of the playwright Euripides. Written between 408, after ''Orestes'', and 406 BC, the year of Euripides' death, the play was first produced the following year〔See Hans Christian Günther, ''Euripides. Iphigenia Aulidensis'', Leipzig, Teubner, 1988, p. 1.〕 in a trilogy with ''The Bacchae'' and ''Alcmaeon in Corinth'' by his son or nephew, Euripides the Younger,〔See Suda, s.v. .〕 and won the first place at the Athenian city Dionysia.
The play revolves around Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek coalition before and during the Trojan War, and his decision to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to appease the goddess Artemis and allow his troops to set sail to preserve their honour in battle against Troy. The conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles over the fate of the young woman presages a similar conflict between the two at the beginning of the ''Iliad''. In his depiction of the experiences of the main characters, Euripides frequently uses tragic irony for dramatic effect.
==Background==
The Greek fleet is waiting at Aulis, Boeotia, with its ships ready to sail for Troy, but it is unable to depart due to a strange lack of wind. After consulting the seer Calchas, the Greek leaders learn that this is no mere meteorological abnormality but rather the will of the goddess Artemis, who is withholding the winds because Agamemnon has caused her offense.
Calchas informs the general that in order to appease the goddess, he must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon, in spite of his horror, must consider this seriously because his assembled troops, who have been waiting on the beach and are increasingly restless, may rebel if their bloodlust is not satisfied. He sends a message to his wife, Clytemnestra, telling her to send Iphigenia to Aulis on the pretext that the girl is to be married to the Greek warrior Achilles before he sets off to fight.
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