The Virgin Sacrifice

The legend of Iphigenia is a gruesome one. Agamemnon, her father and king of the Greeks, planned to sacrifice her to Artemis, for a wrong he had committed. The myths around a virgin sacrifice to the gods were widely spread: be it for prosperity of the land, success in adventure and war, or simply good fortune delivered by the wise words of the oracle. As in many legends, the outcome of this one is unknown. Perhaps her blood was spilled in order to appease an uncaring God that saw the mortal realm but a mere playground. Perhaps the love that bound Agamemnon to his daughter prevented him from committing such dreadful tragedy… we will never know. Unless… the answer is hidden in this piece…