Artemis, angered by the actions of King Agamemnon, stops the wind, bottling up the Greek fleet waiting to sail for Troy. To placate her, Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter. He delays as long as he can but must consider the consequences for himself and his kingdom if he waits any longer.
I read it mainly because it was a free story about Iphigenia available on my Apple Books app for free. Not bad? But I guess in such a short story, and with such a well worn subject, it takes more to grab my attention. Perhaps worth revisiting to see if my estimation changes— I feel like I might be giving it short shrift, having read it on a train platform rather than with my whole self focused on it— but it’s also possible it wasn’t my cup of tea more generally.