HUMA 1105 Lecture 26: Euripides Hippolytus (Part 1)
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We have two character who will on their own separate paths meet and follow a way to dark. Artemis plays a powerful role in this play as does aphrodite. Hippo is a devotee of artemis, he worships are above all other, he has dedicated his life to the service of artemis. Typically we see artemis being served by young women, women that have yet to be married, virginal young girl who follow her on her hunting trips on the woods. But hippo is a special case, he has dedicated himself to artemis. Goddess of artemis, twin of apollo, she is a maiden goddess, she is chaste, never in any sexual relationship that is not her thing. We can see her possibility representing femininity, feminine idea of greek mythology. Unlike aphrodite who represents sex and passion and physical love, jealousy, sensual, pleasures. Artemis presents wild feminine principle, we find under the moon at night, outdoor, archer and hunter,