Phædra
Family: mythological · Role: mythological figure · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 18
In Book 1, Chapter 18, women described two statues of Ilithyia as Cretan votive offerings of Phædra. In Book 1, Chapter 22, when Theseus intended to marry her, he sent Hippolytus to Pittheus at Træzen to be raised and rule there, rather than risk him becoming subject to any children he might have with Phædra.
At Træzen, Phædra saw Hippolytus and became desperately enamoured of him. After he rejected her suit, she contrived his death. In Book 2, Chapter 32, she is described gazing at him as he trained; Book 9 identifies her as the daughter of Minos, and Book 10 places her near her sister Ariadne.
Relationship record
Life events
- After Hippolytus rejected her, Phædra contrived his death.(Book 1 · Chapter 22 · 📍 Træzen)
- With: Hippolytus
- “and there Phædra first saw Hippolytus, and became desperately enamoured of him, and (being unsuccessful in her suit) contrived his death.”
Book 1 · Chapter 18
- with Ilithyia (Phædra dedicated votive offerings to Ilithyia.) “Two of her statues the women said were Cretan and votive offerings of Phædra”
Book 1 · Chapter 22
- courtship with Theseus “When Theseus intended to marry Phædra, not wishing if he had children by her that Hippolytus should either be their subject or king, he sent him to Pittheus, to be brought up at Træzen and to be king there.”
- admired: Hippolytus “there Phædra first saw Hippolytus, and became desperately enamoured of him, and (being unsuccessful in her suit) contrived his death.”
Book 2 · Chapter 32
- admired: Hippolytus “where, when Hippolytus was training, Phædra would gaze at him in her love.”
- admirer->admired with Hippolytus (Phædra loves Hippolytus.) “where, when Hippolytus was training, Phædra would gaze at him in her love”
Book 9 · Chapter 16
- parent: Minos (Minos is Phædra's father.) “Phædra the daughter of Minos”
Book 10 · Chapter 29
- siblings with Ariadne “you will see Ariadne very near the man who is ropemaking: she is sitting on a rock, and looking at her sister Phædra”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.