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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Phaedra''' is the daughter of [[Minos]], wife of [[Theseus]] and the mother of [[Demophon]] and [[Acamas]].

While married to Theseus, Phaedra fell in love with [[Hippolytus]], Theseus' son by his rape victim and Amazonian queen, [[Hippolyte]]. According to some sources, Hippolytus had scorned [[Aphrodite]] to become a devotee of [[Artemis]] and Aphrodite made Phaedra fall in love with him as a punishment. He rejected her. Alternatively, Phaedra's nurse told Hippolytus of her love, and he swore he would not reveal her as a source of information. In revenge, Phaedra wrote Theseus a letter that claimed Hippolytus raped her. She then killed herself. Theseus believed her and cursed Hippolytus with one of the three curses he had received from [[Poseidon]]. As a result, Hippolytus' horses were frightened by a sea monster and dragged their rider to his death. Alternatively, after Phaedra told Theseus that Hippolytus had raped her, Theseus killed his son and Phaedra committed suicide out of guilt for she had not intended for Hippolytus to die. [[Artemis]] later told Theseus the truth. In a third version, Phaedra simply told Theseus this and did not kill herself; [[Dionysus]] sent a wild bull which terrified Hippolytus' horses.

==Phaedra in literature==

Phaedra's story appears in several major works of literature, including:
* [[Euripides]], ''[[Hippolytus (play)|Hippolytus]]'', a [[Greek language|Greek]] play

==References==
* [[Virgil]], Aeneid VII.765; [[Ovid]], Metamorphoses XV.497

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