Tauris

Tauris is named as Iphigenia’s new home and religious vocation after Artemis spares her at Aulis. In the narrative, the place marks a transition from threatened sacrifice to continued life in service to Artemis, though the book does not describe Tauris itself or what happens there afterward.

Iphigenia’s Destination

After intervening to save Iphigenia, Artemis tells her that she will be sent to Tauris to become a priestess in Artemis’s temple. The assignment is presented as a change of life: Iphigenia will not resume her former existence as a princess, but will remain alive and serve the goddess.

Place in the Aulis Episode

Tauris is part of the settlement Artemis offers after deciding that Iphigenia’s courage has proved her worth. Artemis also agrees to halt the Oceanides’ song, allowing Agamemnon’s fleet to sail toward Troy. The relocation therefore accompanies the end of the immediate crisis at Aulis: Iphigenia is spared, while the expedition is released to proceed.

Narrative Significance

The account gives Tauris a specific religious and personal function, but no geographical description or further events there. It is the destination that converts Iphigenia’s rescue into a new obligation to Artemis, replacing her lost life as a princess with service in the goddess’s temple.