It has been 10 years after Helen betrayed her husband, Duke Menelaus, and ran away to Troy with her affair, the Trojan prince Paris. The Trojan, claiming that Menelaus cheated Helen first and abused her, declared war on Greece to obtain Menelaus' head. They had the biggest navy, bravest warriors and the most advance weapons in the world. The chances of our survival were slim.
King Agamenmon was reluctant and upset when I told him that Artemis, the Goddess of war, demanded the sacrifice of Princess Iphigenia, in order to survive the Trojan's invasion.
"What?! Hell no!"
"My Lord, I am sorry to say, but this is the only way."
"It's easy for you to say, it's not your daughter that's going to die on the altar!"
"This is the only way we will survive. The Trojans are monsters. We will not stand a chance without the protection of Goddess Artemis."
"No, I will not sacrifice my daughter."
"Please my King, the Trojans are marching toward us! There is no other way!"
"I said NO! Get out now!"
I decided to let him calm down and come back later.
When I walked out of the throne room, I saw Princess Iphigenia right at the door.
She said, "Priest Calcha, I heard everything. "
I kneeled before the princess, and said, "Please my lady, I am begging you now. You are our only hope. You are the only one that can save Greece from destruction."
"Say no more. I am willing to sacrifice myself. I will convince my father."
"Thank you, my lady! You are the honor of Greece and a true heroine!"
The princess convinced her father, and he gave in.
On the day of the sacrifice, the royal family chose not to witness. I needed to pick up the princess at the royal dining room, where she had her last meal and final moment with King Agamemnon, Queens Clytemnestra, and Prince Orestes. I arrived at the door, and with a hefty heart, I knocked. The princess answered the door. "Hey Priest Calcha."
"It's time, my lady."
"Ok, give me a couple of minutes."
She went back to the room and bid farewell to her family.
After a few minutes she came out, her eyes teared up.
"Ok, let's go priest."
We started our walk to the temple of Artemis. When we passed by the citizen plaza, a large crowds of citizens kneeled down and bid farewell to the princess. Princess Iphigenia waved to the crowd, and continued our walk to the temple.
When we were on the way, Princess Iphigenia asked, "Priest Calcha...will it hurt?"
"Yes my lady, but don't worry, it won't last for long." I answered.
We arrived at the temple. I led Princess Iphigenia to the bathing room. "My lady, please have your body prepared. I will wait for you at the altar."
Two maidens took the princess into the bathing room, and they would bath her, making her body ready for sacrifice.
After about an hour, the maidens led princess Iphigenia to the altar. She walked in naked, only wearing a floral garland made of white rose on her head, and a silver necklace on her neck. I asked her to kneel before the statue of the Goddess, and after my prayers, I asked her to sit on the altar.
Iphigenia sat on the stone altar. She closed her eyes and prayed to the Goddess for giving her the strength and courage to face her painful but honorable death.
Iphigenia's 18 years old nice naked body was fully visible at the altar. She was a short, beautiful girl, with straight blonde hair just passed her shoulder. Her skin was white as milk. Her breast were petite but delicious, her little nipples and small areola were pink. There was no fat in her abdomen. Her legs were lovely and intriguing. Her vagina shaved, making her pinky private part no longer private. I wished that she could take her time praying, so I could peep on her nude body for a longer time. My penis already erected just for the first couple of second seeing her naked. A priest is still a man, and his body will respond inevitably when a hot naked girl is around.
Iphigenia finished her prayers, looked at me, and nodded her head. My assistant priest handed me the sacrificial knife. I performed the sacrifice, which ended the princess' young life on the altar, and sent her soul to the realm of the Goddess. Her body then returned to the King for burial.
Duke Menelaus, the King's brother, had been blaming himself for the Trojan's invasion. He thought that if he didn't marry Helen, this wouldn't have happened. He denied that he cheated and abused Helen. For the past 10 years he had been very depress, hiding himself and refusing to get a new wife. He even put the death of Iphigenia to his burden, and hanged himself after attending Iphigenia's funeral.
Goddess Artemis was happy with the sacrifice. She stopped the wind from blowing, and the Trojans navy were unable to sail, buying us extra time to prepare our defense. When the wind blew again, the Trojans were so excited, but they didn't know the Goddess had prepared a storm for them. Most of their ships sunk in the storm. Remaining Trojan troops made it across the sea were killed by our archers in ambush. We did not lose a single man in battle, and not a single Trojan made it back to Troy.
After our victory over the Trojans King Agamenmon summoned me to his throne room.
"Congratulations for the victory over the Trojans, my King!"
"This is what Iphigenia has died for, Calcha. "
"Yes your majesty. The princess did a noble job and you should be proud of her. In fact all Greek should be proud of her."
"I am very proud of her indeed. As you know, the Trojans navy is destroyed, and their force significantly weaken. I think that it's a good opportunity to attack Troy, and most of my generals and military advisors agree. I want you to consult Goddess Artemis, and see if she will approve and help us if we are to invade Troy."
"Yes my lord, I will pray to her and let you know."
I prayed to the Goddess for a couple of days, and she gave me the answer.
I reported to the King," My Lord, the Goddess is very happy and satisfied with Princess Iphigenia's sacrifice, and appreciates her service as a priestess in her realm. Not only that she approves our invasion of Troy, she is also giving us an important tip. As you know, the City of Troy is heavily defended and their weaponry is far more advance. Attacking them head on will cause us huge casualties. Now here is the trick. Those Trojan morons are obsessed with horses. If we build giant wooden wheel horses and hide our troops inside, they will think we are gifts from their God and let us in. Once we are inside the castle, Troy is going to be ours."
The King was excited. "Ha! Sounds like a plan. Thanks Calcha. It's time for the Trojan to realize no one is to mess with Greece!"
The war went well according to the Goddess plan. The Trojans opened their gates to welcome our troops into their castle, which resulted in a surprise assault. Our troops faced some heavy resistance, but the price we paid were much less than if we had attacked them head on. Unfortunately, our greatest warrior Achilles was slain in battle inside the castle. The City of Troy was destroyed, most of their men were slaughter, treasures and women were taken back to Greece.
After the fall of Troy, the King summoned me again.
"Congratulations my King, for the glorious victory and destruction of Troy!"
"This is all thanks to Goddess Artemis. Without her protection and guidance, we may not be able to take down Troy. Therefore, I would like to offer two women we captured to Goddess Artemis for sacrifice."