Who were the parents of Phaedra in Greek mythology?
Phaedra was the daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphaë of Crete. This royal union produced eight children together including three daughters and four sons.
Phaedra was the daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphaë of Crete. This royal union produced eight children together including three daughters and four sons.
Phaedra committed suicide by hanging herself while holding a letter accusing her stepson Hippolytus of assault. She wrote this letter to her husband Theseus after he rejected her advances.
Aphrodite cursed Phaedra because Hippolytus refused to worship her and vowed eternal chastity instead. The goddess punished him for his devotion to Artemis and refusal to honor Aphrodite as a deity.
Pausanias writes that Phaedra and Hippolytus were buried close to each other near to a racetrack where Hippolytus used to practice. A myrtle tree grew over her tomb and Troezenians claimed its leaves were pierced by a pin from Phaedra's hair.
Euripides created another work known as Hippolytus Veiled which no longer exists. He also produced the popularized version called Hippolytus where Phaedra has a reputation as a virtuous queen caught between Hippolytus and Aphrodite.