Phaedra

American  

[fee-druh, fed-ruh] / ˈfi drə, ˈfɛd rə /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the wife of Theseus who fell in love with Hippolytus, her stepson, and eventually hanged herself after causing his death.

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Phaedra British  

/ ˈfiːdrə /

noun

1. Greek myth the wife of Theseus, who falsely accused her stepson Hippolytus of raping her and then hanged herself because he spurned her amorous advances

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Example Sentences

Erika Jayne of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” who flew in from Australia to make the event, Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks and New Jersey’s Melissa Gorga also spoke.

From Salon

Longtime viewers will remember that during the first celebrity season, Phaedra Parks — an all-star Traitor and an early adopter of self-preservation tactics — frequently prioritized securing salmon at breakfast, sometimes while other contestants were still mourning the freshly murdered.

From Salon

In retrospect, Phaedra may not have been cold.

From Salon

Competing this season with dance partner Ezra Sosa, an internet personality and familiar face to fans of “DWTS” who has been dancing since he was two years old, Delvey is up against “90210” star Tori Spelling, NBA champion Dwight Howard, Jenn Tran from “The Bachelorette,” Olympic pommel horse darling Stephen Nedoroscik, actor Eric Roberts and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s” Phaedra Parks — none of whom sport federally mandated ankle monitors in their press photos, as she does.

From Salon

“When Phaedra asked Kate to become a traitor, she was in this dungeon. It was a discovery we didn’t realize was underground. We’d walked over it for a whole year.”

From Los Angeles Times