Phaedra

Translingual Etymology mul Proper noun 1 f mul obsolete genus family Lycaenidae now Curetis References Phaedra (butterfly) Phaedra (butterfly) Curetis 1 8900601 mul taxonomic eponyms mul Taxonomic names (obsolete) English + (mythology) Etymology From en la Phaedra, from en grc Φαίδρᾱ. The myth has been retold several times, in plays (in classical times in Euripides's Hippolytus (play) Hippolytus and Seneca the Younger's Phaedra (Seneca) Phaedra, later in Jean Racine Racine's Phèdre), and more recently in other media. Pronunciation en /ˈfiːdɹə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Phaedra.wav US en Phae dra Proper noun en Q212818 en Greek mythology The wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions). en 1981 Normand Berlin The Secret Cause: A Discussion of Tragedy http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uHUzZ4kf4PYC&pg=PA46&dq=%22phaedra%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KmTXU87gCsLc8AWPIQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22phaedra%22&f=false 46 We notice that Racine's Phaedra, like Euripides', displays high moral dignity because she considers her passion for Hippolytus to be abominable. en 1993 Albert S. Gérard The Phaedra Syndrome: Of Shame and Guilt in Drama http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HXmG4cAGlugC&pg=PA20&dq=%22phaedra%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KmTXU87gCsLc8AWPIQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22phaedra%22&f=false 20 Why did Seneca decide to postpone his own Phaedra’s suicide until after Hippolytus' death? The question is by no means as futile as it may sound. en 2003 Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood Tragedy and Athenian Religion http://books.google.com.au/books?id=l1XTiVZiIHYC&pg=PA331&dq=%22phaedra%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kXLXU9z9OpXr8AWp04D4Dg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22phaedra%22&f=false 331 I may add that the notion that Aphrodite is especially cruel because she destroyed Phaedra, who was an innocent victim, since she had no choice, is not a perception that would have been shared by the ancient audience. Not only is it at the very least arguable—in fact likely—that in ancient eyes Phaedra did have a choice,166 but also the very notions "innocent victim since she had no choice" and "cruel because destroying an innocent victim" are unstable cultural concepts. en rare en female Ancient Greek. en astronomy The asteroid 174 Phaedra. Derived terms en Phaedra complex Translations wife of Theseus Esperanto: eo Fedra French: fr Phèdre f Latin Etymology la Phaedra :bor grc:Φαίδρα<alt:Φαίδρᾱ> + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun Phaedra<1> la Phaedra Q212818 Declension Phaedra<1> Descendants en Phaedra 1 fr Phèdre<id:Phaedra><g:f> References