The Curse of Love: Hippolytus and Phaedra | A Tale from Greek Mythology

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Wine-Dark Sea features immersive original and adapted stories from ancient history and mythology, based in authentic sources from Greece, Rome, and beyond. Thanks for joining the adventure and sailing the Wine-Dark Sea! If you enjoy these stories, please follow and leave ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! It will help the podcast grow!

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The Curse of Love: Hippolytus and Phaedra | A Tale from Greek Mythology

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16 minutes 4 seconds

1 year ago

The Curse of Love: Hippolytus and Phaedra | A Tale from Greek Mythology

Hippolytus is the young prince of Athens, son of the king and famed hero Theseus, and stepson of Phaedra, the queen. When Aphrodite, goddess of love, makes the innocent Phaedra a weapon of her divine wrath against Hippolytus, a tragic tale of lust, deceit, and death ensues as the royal family of Athens is torn apart.

A story from Greek mythology, based on the tragedy Hippolytus by Euripides (staged in 428 BC), featuring: Hippolytus, Phaedra, Theseus, Aphrodite, Artemis, Phaedra's Nurse

Original story contributed by Konstantinos Christidis

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Thumbnail Images: Phaedra and Hippolytus (Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, c. 1802) Phaedra (Alexandre Cabanel, c. 1885)

WDS Logo Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation (c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum)