Estranged Siblings, a Mysterious Statue, and a Dramatic Escape (Euripides’ Iphigenia Among the Taurians Part 4)

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Newly reunited siblings plan their dramatic escape from the Taurians! 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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