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Agamemnon offered his daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis to ensure favorable winds for his voyage to Troy.

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Is it true that Agamemnon offered his daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis to ensure favorable winds for his voyage to Troy?

Yes. Multiple mythological and literary sources confirm that Agamemnon offered his daughter Iphigenia as a sacrifice to the goddess Artemis to appease her and secure favorable winds for his fleet to sail to Troy.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Agamemnon
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Wikipedia: Agamemnon. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamemnon

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Personal , paternal , patriotic : The threefold sacrifice of Iphigenia in Euripides ’ Iphigenia in Aulis
Discusses the sacrifice of Iphigenia in relation to Agamemnon and the army sailing to Troy.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Personal , paternal , patriotic : The threefold sacrifice of Iphigenia in Euripides ’ Iphigenia in Aulis. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. http://digitalis-dsp.uc.pt/bitstream/10316.2/40818/10/Personal,%20paternal,%20patriotic.%20The%20threefold%20sacrifice%20of%20Iphigenia%20in%20Euripides.pdf

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Introduction to Select Irish Literature and Film/Irish Poetry
Notes Artemis demanded Iphigenia be sacrificed so the Archaeons would have a fair wind.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Introduction to Select Irish Literature and Film/Irish Poetry. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Select_Irish_Literature_and_Film/Irish_Poetry

Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe)
States Agamemnon offered Iphigenia to Artemis to ensure favorable winds for the voyage to Troy.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe). (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphigenia_in_Tauris_(Goethe)

Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: List of figures in Greek mythology
Mentions Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigenia to Artemis in Greek mythology.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: List of figures in Greek mythology. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_figures_in_Greek_mythology

Wikisource: Wikisource: House of Atreus 2nd ed (1889)/Preface 1
Recounts that Agamemnon offered up his daughter Iphigenia in sacrifice unto Artemis so ships could sail.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: House of Atreus 2nd ed (1889)/Preface 1. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/House_of_Atreus_2nd_ed_(1889)/Preface_1

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