I just finished reading Alcestis by Euripides. Alcestis gives her life to save the life of her husband. Herakles, son of Zeus, defeats Death in a wrestling match and brings Alcestis back to life. But she must remain mute for 3 days until the stain of death has left her.
I was struck by some rough similarities, here and there, to the Easter story.
Birds flap wings
all around
as new life springs
from the ground.
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