phaedra

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Definition of phaedra in English English dictionary

In Greek legend, the daughter of King Minos. She became the second wife of Theseus after he abandoned her sister Ariadne. She later fell in love with her stepson Hippolytus; rejected, she accused him of rape. He was killed, and she hanged herself

{i} (Greek Mythology) daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus who falls in love with her stepson

Hyphenation

Phae·dra

Etymology

[ 'fE-dr& ] (noun.) Latin, from Greek Phaidra.