Phaedra (Seneca)
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title:
Phaedra (Seneca)
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Phaedra is a Roman tragedy written by philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca before 54 A.D. Its 1,280 lines of verse tell the story of Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens and her consuming lust for her stepson Hippolytus. Based on Greek mythology and the tragedy Hippolytus by Euripides, Seneca's Phaedra is one of several artistic explorations of this tragic story. Seneca portrays Phaedra as self-aware and direct in the pursuit of her stepson, while in other treatments of the myth, s
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Tragedy by Seneca the Younger
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedra_(Seneca)
date created:
2006-11-24T14:07:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T00:59:42Z
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