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In Greek mythology, Iphigenia appears in legends about the Trojan Warlegendary war between the Greeks and the people of Troy that was set off by the kidnapping of Helen, wife of the king of Sparta; inspiration for Homer's epics the Iliad and the Odyssey. She was killed by her father, Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces, in exchange for favorable wind from the gods. Euripides(ca. 480-406 B.C.) Greek playwright who wrote many tragedies and Aeschylus also include the story of Iphigenia in their dramas.

In the myth, Greek ships on their way to attack Troyancient city that was the site of the Trojan War; present-day Turkey near the Dardanelles were stuck in the port of Aulis because of unfavorable winds. There are a number of different explanations...