IPHIGENIA, 46ht-gi.sze-a, daughter of Aga memnon and Clytemnestra, was offered in sacrifice, in obedience to the soothsayer's advice, when the Greek fleet against Troy was de tained by contrary winds at Aulis, by her father, to appease Diana, whom he had offended by killing a favourite stag. Agamemnon only consented when forced by the other generals, and Iphigenia was obtained from her mother on pretence of being married to Achilles. Her entreaties at the altar were unavailing ; and Calchas was about to strike, when she dis appeared, and a beautiful goat was found in her place, and the wind immediately changed. Iphigenia was borne by Diana in pity to Tauris, and made priestess of her temple, where all strangers were sacrificed. At length Pylades and her brother Orestes visited Tauris, and disclosed to Iphigenia that one of the human victims she was about to offer was her brother ; whereon she agreed with them to flee away and carry off the goddess's statue. They
effected this, and killed Thoas, who enforced the human sacrifices. This statue of Diana was afterwards placed in the grove at Arida. Ipms, T. Son of Alector and king of Argos. He advised Polynices to bribe Eriphyle with Harmonia's necklace. z. A beautiful but ignoble youth of Salamis, killed himself for the coldness with which he was treated by Anaxarete, who was made a stone. 3. A daughter of Ligdus and Telethnsa of Crete. The mother was ordered by her hus band to destroy the child if it proved a girl ; but, from Isis's commands in a dream, she spared her daughter, and passed her off as a boy under the name Iphis. Ligdus resolved to marry Iphis, when grown up, to Telestus's beautiful daughter Ianthe. When all means to avoid the marriage, without disclosing the secret, failed, Telethusa implored the aid of Isis, who changed Iphis into a man, and the marriage was celebrated.