Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415 AD) The scientist, mathematician and philosopher, she was the daughter of the mathematician Theon Alexandricus (ca.335-405) .She was educated at Athens and in Italy and was murdered by the Christians fanatics,
for detail story please watch the movie 'Agora'
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The song of Hypatia (AD 415)
For heresy and negating the heavenly laws
Deprived from all honor and applause
Let me confess my crime
That proven wrong the biblical rhymes
Hosted new dimensions to divine creation,
A glory of science
That melted all superstitions
And fell Alexandria to frustration
The holy men and fanatics
Forced me to retrieve from my work ecstatic
Could my subversion and intelligence be tolerated?
If my pen and paper be spared?
That revealing the truth and reality clear.
But I assure you O stark, idle brain!
Listen to my this cerebral strain,
My wit and wisdom shall never be restrained
You have nothing but conflicting tales of genesis and fate,
And fables descending hate
Come and bless me with your ignorance and anger.
I will be killed I know
But you will never see my temper low
And I will espouse this martyrdom instead
With due grace and honor
And will reflect the unseen might
Sans fear sans fright.
Ah! Hypatia of Alexandria
Woman of bravery, beauty and wisdom
Thus was brutally doomed
A flower before time once was bloomed.
Gulsher john
Submitted: Monday, February 04, 2013
Edited: Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Poems by Gulsher john : 24 / 26
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rather interesting never heard of the woman before good write
I actually learned of Hypatia from a textbook and the movie you mentioned, a brave and intelligent women who suffered the ordeal of living in an age which looked down on reason. A stellar write Mr John especially liked the secound last stanza. A good subject to capture well in this prose of verse
For the first time i read about her here, by this poem and the comments on it i added things to my knowledge, you are reviving the history, legends and myths...it's good! thank you!
Wonderful write. I enjoyed reading it a lot.
This is indeed a wonderful poem! The case of the lady who refused to restrain her wit and wisdom and got butchered by Christian fanatics is a black mark in Christianity whose founder professed the lessons of tolerance and love in the place of hatred and violence and practised it showing unconditional forgiveness to those who crucified him!
So beautiful and meaningful. i love all the lines of this great and excellent work.
a perfect Gift to that brave lady.
well done.
What a brave and noble lady, she wasn't going to give up what she believed to be true and she paid the price with her life, murdered by so called Christian fanatics!
Brilliant write! !
Such deeply rooted feelings in this poem. Intense.
I really like the poem, it flows beautifully without missing any single beautiful plots..a good continuity, i maybe not a writer but i know what poems i like_Soul
I always like to read the cleverly constructed introductions to and interpretations of all of the fascinating people and legends you chose to write these little gems about. Thanks dear poet.: -)