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    Iphigenia in Aulis
    Iphigenia in Aulis
    Iphigenia in Aulis
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    Iphigenia in Aulis

    Written by Euripides

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Iphigenia in Aulis is the last extant work of the playwright Euripides. The Greek fleet is waiting at Aulis, Boeotia, with its ships ready to sail for Troy, but it is unable to depart due to a strange lack of wind. After consulting the seer Calchas, the Greek leaders learn that this is no mere meteorological abnormality but rather the will of the goddess Artemis, who is withholding the winds because Agamemnon has caused her offense. Calchas informs the general that in order to appease the goddess, he must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon, in spite of his horror, must consider this seriously because his assembled troops, who have been waiting on the beach and are increasingly restless, may rebel if their bloodlust is not satisfied. He sends a message to his wife, Clytemnestra, telling her to send Iphigenia to Aulis on the pretext that the girl is to be married to the Greek warrior Achilles before he sets off to fight. (Summary by Wikipedia)

    Cast
    Agamemnon: Bob Neufeld
    Old Man: Todd
    Menelaus: Algy Pug
    Chorus/Messenger: Elizabeth Klett
    Clytemnestra: Libby Gohn
    Iphigenia: Amanda Friday
    Achilles: Denny Sayers
    Narrator: Charlotte Duckett
    Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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    Euripides

    Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He was born on Salamis Island around 480 BC to his mother, Cleito, and father, Mnesarchus, a retailer who lived in a village near Athens. He had two disastrous marriages, and both his wives—Melite and Choerine (the latter bearing him three sons)—were unfaithful. He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. He became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education. The details of his death are uncertain.

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