Iphigenia Moss was a female resident of the Capitol and a student of the Academy. She was one of 24 top-performing seniors at the Academy selected to be a mentor for the 10th Hunger Games. She was assigned the female tribute from District 5, Sol.[1]
Biography[]
Her father oversaw the Agriculture Department, which controlled the flow of food around Panem. She was considered "forgettable," and despite her father's job, always seemed to be on the verge of malnutrition. She gave her school lunches to classmates and even blacked out on occasion. Clemensia Dovecote told Coriolanus Snow that this was Iphigenia's revenge on her father, but did not provide any further details.[2]
When Sol emerged in the arena, Iphigenia began to send every bit of food she could, but her tribute was killed by a trident to the throat from Coral, the female tribute from District 4. Afterwards, she spoke briefly with Lepidus Malmsey of Capitol News, referring to her tribute as being named either "Sol, or maybe Sal" and saying that she had a funny accent. In response, Lepidus congratulated her on getting her tribute to the second half and mistakenly addressed her as "Albina."[2]
Etymology[]
Iphigenia was the eldest daughter of King Agamemnon, who led the campaign of the Trojan War. After he hunted one of Artemis's sacred stags, the goddess prevented the troops from reaching Troy unless King Agamemnon killed Iphigenia as a human sacrifice to the gods.
Trivia[]
- Iphigenia has an unspecified eating disorder that most closely resembles anorexia.
- Given that Clemensia characterizes Iphigenia's condition as "revenge" on her father, it's possible that he was abusing her.
References[]
- ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 7
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 16