# Phaedra — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [July 26, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phaedra-whe-definition-discussion/1784 "2023-07-26T09:00:01Z")\
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Phaedra is a princess of Crete and the wife of the Greek hero Theseus in Greek mythology. She is one of the main characters in Euripides' (c. 484-407 BCE) Greek tragedy _Hippolytus_, which recounts how her love for Thesesus' son Hippolytus came to a tragic end.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Phaedra/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Phaedra/)._

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**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phaedra-whe-definition-discussion/1784/2 "2026-07-28T19:43:01Z")

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