"I would choose
Delilah over
Jezebel. But they both have awful origins."
Yeah,
Jezebel was definitely worse than
Delilah.
Delilah is like a watered down but better looking
Judas figure.
Jezebel and
Ahab were corrupt and sadistic rulers so the scale and ability to misues power was different. It is weird how people take men who committed atrocities more seriously. Nobody in their right mind tries to act like
Genghis is a great namesake for a human, but, when women are cruel rulers, it's suddenly "Yas
Queen, slay!" and her name pops up all the time.