Trying not to jump the gun.

As the title makes it clear, I am not trying to jump the gun here. But I just caught the individual promo for Olympias. Did they just show that she was raped by Philip II Macedon? Like in all seriousness did they actually show that?

Yes ...accoding to promos...olympias got raped by philips. Ek mard ne mera guroor cheena hain means rape only. I was shocked seeing the promo as i have never heard before that alexander came in the world as a result of rape. So was it not like that...olympias and philips loved each other ?...jitna i have read...he won her in war and he also doubted that alexander was his own son. I kind of believed the promo as no love story is being mentioned. Can you please share some links which tell that they were in love when alexander took birth ?...i would like to increase my knowledge about it...i would be happy if that rape dint happen for real with olympia...regarding olympia surrounded with snakes...i have scene historical pictures of olympia being surrounded with snakes too. 

Yes if u see the third promo of Olympias that was released the rape is properly shown also. I have no idea if he really loved her or not because l haven't read books on these facts but i have browsed through the net and a few friends told me that Philip was a brute. I read on the net (not wiki) that He was weary and put off by Olympias after he saw her surrounded by snakes as she slept. Doubted if Alexander was his biological son. But this remains a well known fact that Alexander was not the first choice as King by Philip. Infact he wasn't even an option.
Olympias and Philip did have another child, Cleopatra.

As far as written evidences are concerned then there are quite a few papers. You can always begin by Plutarch's paper but remember he criticised her heavily for being follower of the Prohibited cult. Then there are other articles and paper available. You could always check them out. 





Edited by Meself - 6 years ago

Pitaji Plutarch's theories always sounded so illogical🤪Keeping snakes as pets is one thing but sleeping with them really???

Wow thank you for such an informative discussion.

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We are talking about a time when there was no concept of marital rape!!!!

If anyone here has watched Game of Thrones, she will know!!!!

We know for sure their marriage was a stormy one!!!!

In fact possibly she killed him!!!!

I don't think this is as much distortion of history as they are doing in case of Porus' parents!!!!

Just because we know nothing of them, Siddharth Tewary has gotten the right to improvise, he had to do a Gul Khan in historical setting!!!!😡

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Ah the reference to the blasted GoT. 😆 See putri this is why I maintain it to be a overhyped stuff.

Well concept of marital rape existed both among the Greeks and us Indians. A man couldn't force himself on a woman even if she was a prostitute. This went down during the medieval ages badly when women were stripped off all their rights. Among the Greeks such women who were victims of rape were kept in shelters guarded with symbols of Medusa while the trial was on. 

Besides the rocky marriage was of Olympia's own making. Had she not been that mad about power she probably would have had a happy marriage. I mean it ended with she getting Philip murdered, it is enough a proof of what kind of a woman she was.