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sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n come_v as_o it_o seem_v first_o from_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n into_o greece_n iphygenia_n whereby_o agamemnon_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n iphigenia_n in_o the_o city_n of_o aulis_n in_o boeotia_n to_o please_v diana_n for_o their_o voyage_n to_o troy_n and_o after_o ten_o year_n war_n in_o troy_n after_o victory_n have_v they_o slay_v polixena_n king_n priamus_n daughter_n upon_o prolixena_n the_o grave_n of_o achilles_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o neptune_n for_o their_o safe_a return_n from_o troy_n to_o greece_n again_o so_o ericthius_fw-la king_n of_o the_o athenian_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n as_o agamemnon_n do_v to_o have_v a_o victory_n over_o eumolpus_n general_a of_o the_o thracian_a army_n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o common_a thing_n among_o the_o gentile_n to_o sacrifice_v their_o servant_n and_o their_o child_n to_o their_o idol_n but_o also_o among_o the_o hebrew_n as_o achab_n manasses_n and_o other_o king_n of_o israel_n offer_v 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