Iphigenia in Taurus

Who is Iphigenia from the play, Iphigenia in Taurus?

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Iphigenia, who is described as haughty and proud, has for twenty years grimly led her countrymen to Artemis' s sacrificial altar whenever the barbarian Taurians captured them in their land. Although she longs for her culture, she vehemently hates her countrymen for what they did to her. She loves only her siblings and laments that she cannot pour libations on Ores-tes's grave after misinterpreting a dream as an omen that he is dead. Discovering from the stranger Hellenes that he is alive brings her some respite from her misery, which quickly turns to elation when the stranger turns out to be Orestes. Her quick thinking and formidable bearing facilitate their escape. Iphigenia is daring, cool, and passionate.

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