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In Greek mythology, Phaedra (/ ˈ f iː d r ə, ˈ f ɛ d r ə /; Ancient Greek: Φαίδρα, romanized: Phaídra) is a Cretan princess. Her name derives from the Greek word φαιδρός (phaidros), which means "bright". According to legend, she was the daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, and the wife of Theseus. Phaedra fell in love with her ...
Phaedra first pretended she would rather die than to report the violence to Theseus that he has done: as Theseus and made threats to the nurse to tell him the truth of what happened, she shows Hippolyte had left the sword (2). Theseus has recognized the sword, and carried away by anger against his son, wished him dead (3).
'unleasher of horses'; / h ɪ ˈ p ɒ l ɪ t ə s /) [1] is the son of Theseus and an Amazon, either Hippolyta or Antiope. His downfall at the hands of Aphrodite is recounted by the playwright Euripides. Other versions of the story have also survived. Hippolytus and Phaedra, antique fresco from Pompeii
Its 1,280 lines of verse tell the story of Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens and her consuming lust for her stepson Hippolytus. Based on Greek mythology and the tragedy Hippolytus by Euripides, Seneca's Phaedra is one of several artistic explorations of this tragic story. Seneca portrays Phaedra as self-aware and direct in the pursuit of ...
The Phaedra complex (/ ˈ f iː d r ə, ˈ f ɛ d r ə / [1]) is an informal, non-scientific designation to the sexual desire of a stepmother for her stepson, [2] though the term has been extended to cover difficult relationships between stepparents and stepchildren in general.
Theseus (UK: / ˈ θ iː sj uː s /, US: / ˈ θ iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur.The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for storytelling throughout the ages.
We have two children. We’re al. Phaedra Parks, Apollo Nida. Paras Griffin/Getty Images Phaedra Parks is setting the record straight on why ex-husband Apollo Nida was invited to the Married to ...
Pandion I and his children; Icarios and Erigone; Tereus, Procne, and Philomele. Procris and Cephalos; Oreithuia and her children. Eumolpos, and the war with Eleusis; the exile of Pandion II. Aigeus and the conception of Theseus. The war with Minos and the origin of the tribute to the Minotaur. The labours of Theseus, and his arrival at Athens ...