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The story of Amestris, or Vashti by Valonianfool
Fandoms: Bible - Fandom, Book of Esther
08 May 2020
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Vashti, or Amestris tells her story after surviving for millennia as an immortal.
The premise might seem very strange, but basically I was inspired by two things: the first is how there is a large disrepancy between how many jewish feminist view Vashti vs the portrayal of her character as immodest and evil in the babylonian Talmud. Luckily, many jewish feminists have rightfully criticized these texts as sexist. A jewish person also told me that the beauty of the midrash is that you are supposed to question and reject it of you want.
The second Influence was the idea of a biblical figure becoming immortal and surviving to tell their story in the modern day.