CLASSIC 36B Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Epode, Innocent Victim
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Such as worship my power in all humility. But those whose pride is stiff-necked against me. I lay by the heels: aphrodite reveals that hippolytus was paying too much attention to artemis, and states that he will punish him through phaedra who she will cause to fall in love with him. She reveals her plan to punish hippolytus: phaedra is married to theseus. Phaedra groans in bitterness of heart and the goads of love prick her cruelly and she is like to die. But she breathes not a word of her secret and none of her servants know of the sickness that afflicts her. But her love shall not remain thus aimless and unknown. I will reveal the matter to theseus and all shall come out. Father shall slay son with curses this son that is hateful to me. For once the lord poseidon, ruler of the sea,
