Hippolytus: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Hippolytus, credited to Euripides, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Hippolytus
• Author credits: Euripides
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 2
• Listed recording duration: 1:38:54

Catalogue topics

• audio
• greek
• tragedy
• euripides
• hippolytus
• theseus
• phaedra
• chorus

Track guide

1. 1 - Part 1 — 47:49
2. 2 - Part 2 — 51:05

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