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Hippolytus
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The play by the Greek playwright Euripides is one which
explores classical Greek religion. Throughout the play, the influence of
the gods on the actions of the characters is evident, especially when
Aphrodite affects the actions of Phaedra. Also central to the plot is the
god vs. god interaction ....
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....hey gave to the gods, through prayer
and sacrifices, that the gods would help them out. This is especially true
of Hippolytus and his almost excessive worship of Artemis. Also, Theseus
praying to his father Poseidon is another example of this, only Theseus
actually gets what he prays for. Just because mankind worshipped the gods,
however did not mean that the gods had any sort of obligation to help out
the humans. Artemis did nothing to protect Hippolytus from being killed.
But not all relati.... |
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