The Talmud reveals that Esthers relationship with Ahasuerus wasnt a romantic one.

Esther's uncles name. Esther turned the tables on Mordecai. She pleaded with the king and Haman was horribly punished hanged on the very gallows he had built for Mordecai. And he brought up Hadassah that is Esther his uncles daughter.

6 Mordechai as Esthers Uncle. According to the Semitic custom the most suitable wife was a cousin on the fathers side which was the relation Esther was to Mordecai. 5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair the son of Shimei the son of Kish a Benjamite.

Esther remained passive and allowed the King to rape her repeatedly. 6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of. Her name was Hadassah but you might know her by the name of Esther the one for.

Esthers name is close to that of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar and Haman is close to the chief god Humman. Esther despaired throughout her first six years in the palace. The earliest source for this may be Josephus who writes.

October 28 2013 In chapter 2 Esthers name is changed from Hadassah to Esther by her cousin Mordecai although I know that some believe he was her uncle himself He changes her name to protect her. The holiday didnt include religious elements initially. She remained passive to the moody King and obedient to her authoritarian uncle Mordecai.

4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. Mordecai had raised Hadassah also known as Esther his uncles daughter because she was an orphan. When her father and mother died Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter.