The sacrifice of Iphigenia The prophet Calchas, in order to favor the journey of the Achaean ships to Troy, imposes the sacrifice of Iphigenia, at the presence of her horrified father Agamemnon, as well as Ulysses and Diomedes. The story, inspired by Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulide, will be resolved by replacing the young girl with a deer sent by Artemis fresco Pompeii, Casa del Poeta Tragico (House of the Tragic Poet) 45-79 AD
The sacrifice of Iphigenia The prophet Calchas, in order to favor the journey of the Achaean ships to Troy, imposes the sacrifice of Iphigenia, at the presence of her horrified father Agamemnon, as well as Ulysses and Diomedes. The story, inspired by Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulide, will be resolved by replacing the young girl with a deer sent by Artemis fresco Pompeii, House of the Tragic Poet 45-79 AD
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Location: Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
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