Troezen
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Troezen is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern Peloponnese, Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Met
Central square of Troezen
Coin (chalkous) from Troezen, 325–300 BC. Obverse: Head of Athena wearing tainia. Reverse: Ornate trident head; to left, dolphin upward; to right, ΤΡΟ(ΙΖΗΝΙΩΝ) "of Troizenians"
Hippolytus (play)
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Hippolytus is an Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus. The play was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part
Troezen
…boulder, he must return the items to his father in Athens; Theseus lifted the boulder when he came of age. Troezen is the setting of Euripides' tragedy Hippolytus, which recounts the story of the eponymous son of Theseus who becomes the subject of the love of his stepmother, Phaedra. While fleeing the city…
Ancient Greek vase depicting Hippolytus, c. 340 BC – c. 320 BC
Hippolytus and Phaedra, antique fresco from Pompeii
Hippolytus and the nurse from a Roman 2nd-century sarcophagus from Tripoli, now in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.