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16 07, 2017

Pelops’ chariot race – Greek mythology

By |2018-04-23T08:13:20-07:00July 16th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Pelops’ chariot race – Greek mythology

Poseidon in love with Pelops (Athens, 400s BC) Pelops was the son of Tantalus, and so he was Zeus' grandson. When Pelops was still young, Tantalus murdered Pelops and served him to [...]

11 07, 2017

Phaedra’s suicide – Euripides’ Phaedra

By |2018-06-19T15:58:18-07:00July 11th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Phaedra’s suicide – Euripides’ Phaedra

After Phaedra's suicide, Hippolytus drives his chariot away (On a red-figure vase from Southern Italy, ca. 350 BC) Phaedra - the second half of the play So the clueless chorus [...]

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