IPHIANASSA (daughter of Agamemnon)
Figure of myth · daughter of Agamemnon in Greek mythology
- Parents
- Agamemnon, Clytemnestra
- Siblings
- Orestes, Iphigenia, Chrysothemis, Laodice
- In the sources
- 6 ancient passages
Iphianassa, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, stood among the royal children of Mycenae.1 During the war, Agamemnon offered Iphianassa as a potential bride for Achilles to take to the house of Peleus.1,2 In Sophocles' drama, she remained alive inside the house, enduring sorrow while her sister Electra walked outside.3
Iphianassa bore a son named Menalcas to the craftsman Medon.4 This birth occurred near the foot of Cilla.4 Other sources state she was also the mother of Aetolus, creating a divergence in her genealogical record.5 Thus, Iphianassa endured a life of sorrow and motherhood, her fate intertwined with the shifting tides of myth.3,4,5
The codex facts behind this entry
Iphianassa is one of Agamemnon's three daughters in the Iliad, but the Cypria lists four. Iliad 9 ¶10 +2
Fate
Agamemnon offers Iphianassa as a potential bride for Achilles to take to the house of Peleus. Iliad 9 ¶10 +1
