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In the 4th century AD, as the Roman Empire was in decline, in Alexandria, the polytheistic sage Hypatia taught her disciples. Oristis showed her love frequently, even boldly confessing in the theater; Daus the slave also had a good impression of her, but could not speak because of his humble status. At the same time, Daus' faith was shaken by the freedom preached by the Christians, and he was whipped. It was Hypatia who healed his wounds and comforted his soul. The current situation was turbulent, riots broke out under the instigation of polytheism, Christianity turned to the advantage, and the two sides faced off at the Library of Alexandria. Later, an order from the Roman rulers was received to let the polytheists withdraw from the library and allow Christians to enter, and a brutal catastrophe began...

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  • Heladius Dignitary: The majority of us here... have accepted Christ. Why not the rest of you? It's only a matter of time and you know it.

    Hypatia: Really? It is just a matter of time?... As far as I am aware, your God has not yet proved himself to be more just or more merciful than his predecessors. Is it really just a matter of time before I accept your faith?

    Heladius Dignitary: Why should this assembly accept the council of someone who admittedly believes in absolutely nothing?

    Hypatia: I believe in philosophy.

  • Hypatia: Ever since Plato, all of them - Aristarchus, Hipparchus, Ptolemy - they have all, all, all tried to reconcile their observations with circular orbits. But what if another shape is hiding in the heavens?

    Davus: Another shape? Lady, there is no shape more pure than the circle; you taught us that.

    Hypatia: I know, I know, but suppose - just suppose! - the purity of the circle has blinded us from seeing anything beyond it! I must begin all over with new eyes. I must rethink everything!... What if we dared to look at the world just as it is. Let us shed for a moment every preconceived idea - what shape would it show us?