A Case of Ancient Fanfiction, Euripides’ Iphigenia Among the Taurians (Part 1)
Episode S7 · Ep 560 32 min 18s

A Case of Ancient Fanfiction, Euripides’ Iphigenia Among the Taurians (Part 1)

What happened after Iphigenia was sacrificed for a bit of good wind? Euripides has a theory... For background on Iphigenia's family and the events that lead to this play, check out this Spotify playlist. Submit your Q&A responses here! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

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: Iphigenia Among the Taurians, translated by Anne Carson; and another edition by George Theodoridis. Herodotus' Histories.

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