O beautiful Hypatia
Of ancient Alexandria,
Prominent astronomer
And erudite philosopher,
They flayed your flesh
Down to your bones
With shattered shells
And sharpened stones;
The zealots thought
You blasphemed Christ,
And made you pay
An awful price.
The search for truth
Is often met
With violence
And tragic death.
–Image by A.I.
michaeljordahl 
Ashamed to say I didn’t know of Hypatia. You are educating me well, Professor.
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Ha, thank you, Lane!
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Very cool.
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Thank you, Adam!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Dawn!
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She died in the most tragic (cruel) way possible. Some of the things done in the name of Christianity go against what it teaches. The church (both Catholic and Protestant) have done some vicious things. It’s really sad the lengths fundamentalists will go to.
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Well said. We must be careful what we say, or we could be the next tragedy!
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A beautiful poem Michael! Lovely image too. Yes, she was an inventor of a device used by sailors to guide their way as well. If she’d agreed to marry and follow the rules of being a Christian wife, we probably know nothing about her at all.
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A real tragedy! Thanks for reading!
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