‘Hippolytus’ by Euripides

610C2qA7W9L._SL300_.jpgI’m happy to present the first version of Hippolytus ever to appear on the Audible catalogue! I was part of the Chorus. This version was translated by Bob Gonzalez, and here’s the synopsis:

Hippolytus, bastard son of Theseus and the Amazon Hippolyta, has sworn chaste allegiance to the goddess Artemis, thus severely offending the goddess Aphrodite by failing to revere her. Aphrodite swears revenge and promises that he will die before the day is done, taking with him Queen Phaedra, wife of Theseus. Aphrodite sickens Phaedra with uncontrollable lust for Hippolytus, and when he vehemently spurns her, he sets in motion the events that will seal his doom.

Hippolytus by Euripides

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