Phaedra depicted in the Roman fresco from the House of Jason (Casa di Giasone) in Pompeii (20-25 AD), now on display in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) in Naples, Campania, Italy. Phaedra, tormented by unrequited love for her step-son Hippolytus, hands to the nurse the letter that will make the accusations against him that will mean his death, a punishment inflicted on him by Aphrodite for not having given in to the temptation of love.

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