Iphigenia

A 1,800-year-old mosaic, which showed the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra during the Trojan War in Greek mythology, was found at excavation works in the ancient city of Perge in Turkey's Mediterranean region.

A gravestone dating back almost 2,000 years, which a Roman-era man named Claudius Amiantus made for himself and the memory of his wife Iphigenia, is currently drawing great interest at the Archaeology Museum in the eastern province of Malatya. 

Gravestones from other periods in the region are also on display in the museum's garden. 

Did the recent episode of HBO’s Game of Throne seem familiar? Sunday’s installment saw Shireen, the virginal daughter of Stannis Baratheon be offered as a sacrifice. You may wonder what sadistic scriptwriter thought of this… the truth is, that it is obviously inspired by the Greek tale of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae.