A Good Soldier - Blog Posts

marionettebunny

2 weeks ago

Father, as you bid me, I am here.

I give my body, freely on behalf of my country, for all the land of Greece.

Lead me to the altar.

There, if that is the gods’ will, sacrifice me.

May this gift from me bring you success.

May you win the crown of victory and win thereafter a glorious homecoming.

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Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

Iphigenia to Agamemnon before her sacrifice at the altar, recounted by Euripides // Batman #427 // Genesis 22:7