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Phaedra complex
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Etymology
Named for the Cretan princess Phaedra (mythology) Phaedra who fell in love with her stepson, Hippolytus of Athens in Greek Mythology.
Noun
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en informal psychology A designation to the sexual desire of a stepparent for their stepchild; the term has been extended to cover difficult relationships between stepparents and stepchildren in general.