RE-AIR: If We're Talking Euripidean Women, Can't Forget Alcestis
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We\'re on a role talking about unique and fascinating Euripidean women, so following Iphigenia Among the Taurians and revisiting the Helen, we\'re left with the most bizarre story of them all, the Alcestis, a woman who agrees to die for her husband, an absolute [insert very specific British curse word here], only to be saved by Heracles once he\'s wrestled death. The perfect tragicomedy to end the year. This is all three parts of the episodes covering Euripides\' Alcestis.
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it\'s fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I\'m not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Sources: Euripides\' Alcestis, found in The Greek Plays, introduction and translation by Rachel Kitzinger.
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