Tuesday, May 27, 2003 :::
Iphigenia, Isaac and Jephtha's Daughter
Theodore H. Feder and Hershel Shanks, in "Iphigenia & Isaac: Saved at the Altar," (Archaeology Odyssey, May/June 2002), describe the parallels and differences between Euripides' story of Iphigenia and the Genesis 22 story of Isaac. There are also close parallels between Iphigenia's story and the story of Jephthah's daughter (Judges 11): much is made of their virginity in each case, the rash vows of Jephthah and Agamemnon are similar. The main difference between the two stories is that Iphigenia is saved and Jephthah's daughter is not.
::: posted by Roderick of TMin at 10:25 AM
