“Iphigenia” (1977) film by Michael Cacoyannis

Iphigenia is a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. In Attic accounts, her name means “strong-born”, “born to strength”, or “she who causes the birth of strong offspring.” On their way to Troy to participate in the Trojan War, Agamemnon’s ships were suddenly motionless, as Artemis stopped the wind in Aulis (ancient Greece). The soothsayer, Calchas, revealed an oracle that appeased Artemis, so that the Achaean fleet could sail…Agamemnon must sacrifice Iphigenia to Artemis.

“It’s so simple. Today I will die. I cannot avoid it. But how will I die? Only I will decide. And I have decided. I’ll die peacefully, proudly, beautifully. This will be for me some kind of victory.”