Ep 6 - Hypatia of Alexandria - Paradox Wine, Pursuit of Knowledge, and Tragic Demise

Sweet Defiance - Stories of Remarkable Women in Science

18-09-2023 • 17 Min.

From her prestigious position as the head of a philosophical school in Alexandria to her violent death in a Christian church, Hypatia of Alexandria's story remains shrouded in mystery, sparking the imagination of writers and poets throughout the 20th century.


Conditum Paradoxum

  • 750 ml bottle of white wine (from Italy - dry Pinot Gris)
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 date
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds or mastic gum
  • 2 bay leaves
  • pinch saffron