Jezebel: the Wicked Queen Archetype

Website: https://chthonia.netBooks: https://chthonia.net/publicationsMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaThis week we look at Jezebel, Phoenician bride of King Ahab of Israel. Jezebel is the foreign queen in Samaria who brought Baal worship back to Israel, persecuting prophets of Yahweh, and the enemy of the prophet Elijah. The name "Jezebel" has been associated with wickedness, vanity, and excessive female pride, and is connected to many "wicked queen" characters in folklore and literature. But who was Jezebel really, and does she deserve her reputation? Was she truly evil, or was she no different from many other sovereigns?