Phaedra (mythology)

Phaedra is the daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë in Greek mythology. She is also the wife of Theseus, the sister of Ariadne and the mother of Demophon of Athens and of Acamas. Phaedra's name comes from a Greek word, which means "bright".

There are many versions of the story of Phaedra. One is about murder and revenge.

Phaedra (mythology) Media

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  Hippolytus, Phaedra and nurse, antique fresco in Herculaneum

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  Hippolytus after the confession of Phaedra by Étienne-Barthélémy Garnier; Musée Ingres, Montauban

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  Death of Fedra; 2nd century sarcophagus, Santa Maria delle Vigne, Genoa

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  The Death of Hippolytus (1860) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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  Phaedra with an attendant, probably her nurse, a fresco from Pompeii, 60–20 BC