Theseus and Phaedra

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Greek myth mythological narrative tragic story

"Theseus and Phaedra" is a Greek myth recounting the tragic story of King Theseus’s marriage to Phaedra, whose illicit desire and false accusations lead to the downfall of his son Hippolytus.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Myth of Hippolytus	1
Theseus and Phaedra canonical	1
myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek myth ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ tragic story ⓘ
centersOn	Phaedra’s desire for Hippolytus ⓘ downfall of Hippolytus ⓘ marriage of Theseus and Phaedra ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGenre	tragedy ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedra NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMoral	false accusations can destroy the innocent ⓘ passion without restraint leads to tragedy ⓘ
hasMotif	calumniated innocent youth ⓘ fatal curse ⓘ stepmother’s illicit love ⓘ suicidal confession note ⓘ
hasSourceTradition	Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	chastity and honor ⓘ divine retribution ⓘ false accusation ⓘ father–son conflict ⓘ illicit desire ⓘ suicide ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ
involvesDeityInfluence	Aphrodite causes Phaedra’s passion in some versions ⓘ Poseidon sends a bull that leads to Hippolytus’s death in some versions ⓘ
involvesEvent	Hippolytus dies violently ⓘ Phaedra accuses Hippolytus falsely ⓘ Phaedra commits suicide ⓘ Phaedra falls in love with Hippolytus ⓘ Phaedra is rejected by Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus curses Hippolytus ⓘ Theseus learns the truth about Phaedra’s accusation ⓘ
involvesRelationship	Hippolytus is son of Theseus ⓘ Phaedra is driven by desire for Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedra is stepmother of Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus is husband of Phaedra NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction	explains the tragic death of Hippolytus ⓘ illustrates conflict between human passion and divine will ⓘ
relatedWork	Hippolytus (play by Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedra (play by Seneca) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phèdre (play by Jean Racine) NERFINISHED ⓘ
setIn	ancient Greece ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

myths of Theseus → includesMyth → Theseus and Phaedra ⓘ

Hippolytus → basedOnMyth → Theseus and Phaedra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Myth of Hippolytus

Τροιζήν → hasMyth → Theseus and Phaedra ⓘ

this entity surface form: myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra