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The cost of uninvited lust runs high. by Victor Cordell Death, betrayal, incest, intrigue, mendacity. Just another day in the lives of the ancient Greeks. This installment, Jean Racine's 17th Century treatment of Euripides' "Hippolytus," reveals the treachery of Theseus's wife, who is impelled to defend her son's claim to Theseus's crown, and to... Read More Read More