Hippolytus vs Medea: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Medea, Hippolytus, Great_books_of_the_western_world, Greek drama, Open_syllabus_project, Drama
Hippolytus
Euripides wrote two plays called Hippolytus. In this, the second, he dramatized the tragic failure of perfection. This translation comes in two forms; the first presents a simulacrum of the text as it might have…
1 film adaptation
vs
Medea
"Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Medea has the widest readership — 90648 ratings behind its score.
- Hippolytus runs the darker storyline; Medea stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hippolytus | Medea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (7273) | 4.0 (90648) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.8 (141) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | 4.5 (18) |
Reception
| Hippolytus | Medea | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7273 | 90648 |
| Editions | 105 | 157 |
| Citations | — | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4803 | 54658 |
| Reading it now | 77 | 969 |
| Written reviews | 503 | 5110 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2431 | 16020 |
| Pages | 168 | 87 |