Hypatia (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Kingsley
- First Published: 1853
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Fifth century
- Setting: Egypt and Italy
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Values, Philosophy or philosophers, Revolutionaries, Slavery or slaves, Jews or Jewish life, Riots, Egypt or Egyptians, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Theology
- Locales: Roman Empire, Alexandria, Egypt
Characters Discussed
Philammon (fih-LA-mon), a young monk who leaves the monastic life to see the rich, varied society of Alexandria. Excited by a Christian attack on the city’s Jews, he joins the despoilers. Accused of heresy because of his interest in Hypatia, he almost loses his life. After Hypatia’s death, he returns to his monastery and later becomes abbot there.
Hypatia (hi-PAY-shee-uh), a beautiful Greek philosopher and teacher, one of the last to champion the Greek gods. She agrees to marry Orestes if he will renounce his Christian faith and aid her in...
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