Phaedra (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Phaedra was a Cretan princess. Her name derives from the Greek word φαιδρός, which means "bright". According to legend, she was the daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, and the wife of
Phaedra with an attendant, probably her nurse. Fresco from Pompeii, 60–20 BC
Hippolytus after the confession of Phaedra by Étienne-Barthélémy Garnier; Musée Ingres, Montauban
Hippolytus, Phaedra and nurse, antique fresco in Herculaneum
The Death of Hippolytus (1860) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Ariadne
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In Greek mythology, Ariadne was a Cretan princess as the daughter of King Minos. There are multiple variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is best known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and
Phaedra (mythology)
…Phaedra was a daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphaë of Crete, who had a total of eight children together. This included three daughters: Acacallis, Ariadne, and Xenodice, and four sons: Androgeus, Deucalion, Glaucus and Catreus. Additionally, the Minotaur would have been her maternal half-brother and she…
Ariadne asleep at Hypnos's side. Detail of ancient fresco in Pompeii
Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian: Dionysus discovers Ariadne on the shore of Naxos. The painting also depicts the constellation named after Ariadne.
Bacchus and Ariadne, Guido Reni, c. 1620
The abandoned Ariadne, ancient fresco from Pompeii, National Archaeological Museum, Naples