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Phèdre, or Phaedra, wife of Thésée, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë and sister of Ariadne. Hippolyte, or Hippolytus, son of Thésée and Antiope, Queen of the Amazons. Aricie, or Aricia, princess of the royal blood of Athens. Œnone, or Oenone, nurse and confidante of Phèdre. Théramène, or Theramenes, tutor of Hippolyte. Ismène ...
Phaedra. Phaedra is a Roman tragedy written by philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca before 54 A.D. 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 ...
When Theseus, king of Athens, disappears during an expedition and is rumored to be dead, his wife Phaedra pursues her love for Hippolytus, her step-son. Hippolytus, however, loves Aricia, a princess of the former ruling family of Athens. When Theseus returns, Phaedra accuses Hippolytus of trying to seduce her, creating a web of lies that ...
A dark sea witch with unknowable power. ”. — In-Game Description. Phaedra is an Epic Outfit in Fortnite, that could have been obtained by becoming a member of the Fortnite Crew during July 2022, as part of the July 2022 Fortnite Crew Pack. Phaedra was released in Chapter 3: Season 3 and is part of the Gothic Nautilus Set .
Apr 2, 2021 · Phaedra is also conceptualized in a modern context, with Sarah Kane’s play, “Phaedra’s Love”. The play was written in 1996 and performed at London’s Gate Theatre. It is adapted from Seneca’s “Phaedra”; it centers more on Hippolytus and, unlike its predecessor, it is incredibly graphic and all violence occurs on stage.
Jan 8, 2023 · Phaedra, sometimes called Phaidra, is a figure in Greek mythology. The daughter of King Minos, Phaedra was the Queen of Athens and married to the hero Theseus. Her most famous story, as recounted ...
Phaedra is one of the 10 surviving Roman tragedies attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca. It was probably composed in the first half of the first century CE, during the time when the Julio-Claudian Dynasty was in power in Rome. Considered one of Seneca’s most influential plays, Phaedra tells the story of Phaedra’s disastrous and unrequited ...
