The term parrhesia originates in Euripides' Greek tragedies. In Fearless Speech, Foucault systematically explores the critical meaning of parrhesia as a verbal commitment of truth-telling comprising five essentially core elements: frankness, truth, criticism, obligation, and, in the utmost form, without regard for risk-taking. He pointedly identifies the concept as not simply a rhetorical truth game demanding courage but as a profound moral stance. This paper aims to analyze the distinctly vital features of parrhesia in both personal and ancient Greek political contexts, focusing on the word's meticulous applications to the occurrences of parrhesiastic enunciation by key characters in Hippolytus; moreover, this article also demonstrates how Euripides brilliantly imbues this tragedy with the unified thematic points: the enigmatic ambivalence of truth-revealing and truth-hiding, highlighting the representation of the ambiguous interplay between truth and falsehood.
