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Hippolytus

LibriVox recording of Hippolytus by Euripides, translated by Gilbert Murray. Eurpides' tragedy tells of Theseus' chaste son Hippolytus, who refuses to worship Aphrodite in favor of Artemis. Aphrodite gets revenge by causing Hippolytus' stepmother Phaedra to fall in love with him, unleashing a chain of tragic events. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Aphrodite: Caprisha Page Theseus: Bruce Pirie Phaedra: Elizabeth Klett Hippolytus: mb Nurse: April Gonzales Henchman: Bob Gonzalez Artemis: Arielle Lipshaw Chorus leader: Naomi Park Chorus 1: Amanda Friday Chorus 2: Elizabeth Klett Chorus 3: Amy Gramour Old Huntsman: Delmar H. Dolbier Narrator: Leni Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (45MB)

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