Aphrodite's wrath and the tragedy of a family Hippolytus is the young prince of Athens, son of the king and famed hero Theseus, and stepson of Phaedra, the queen. When Aphrodite, goddess of love, makes the innocent Phaedra a weapon of her divine wrath against Hippolytus, a tragic tale of lust, deceit, and death ensues as the royal family of Athens is torn apart.

A story from Greek mythology, based on the tragedy Hippolytus by Euripides (staged in 428 BC), featuring: Hippolytus, Phaedra, Theseus, Aphrodite, Artemis, Phaedra's Nurse

Original story contributed by Konstantinos Christidis

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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft, 2018)

Music from www.storyblocks.com

Thumbnail Images:
Phaedra and Hippolytus (Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, c. 1802)
Phaedra (Alexandre Cabanel, c. 1885)

Logo Materials:
Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...)
Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...) Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...)

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