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单词 Phaedra
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Definition of Phaedra in English:

Phaedra

proper nounˈfeɪdrəˈfiːdrəˈfeɪdrə
Greek Mythology

  • The wife of Theseus. She fell in love with her stepson Hippolytus, who rejected her, whereupon she hanged herself, leaving behind a letter which accused him of raping her. Theseus would not believe his son's protestations of innocence and banished him.

 
 

Definition of Phaedra in US English:

Phaedra

proper nounˈfādrəˈfeɪdrə
Greek Mythology

  • The wife of Theseus. She fell in love with her stepson Hippolytus, who rejected her, whereupon she hanged herself, leaving behind a letter which accused him of raping her. Theseus would not believe his son's protestations of innocence and banished him.

 
 
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