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Phèdre

proper noun

Phaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)

From Latin Phaedrus, from Ancient Greek Φαῖδρος (Phaîdros).

proper noun

Phaedra (the wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions))

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Φαῖδρος (Phaîdros) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek Φαίδρᾱ (Phaídrā)bor. Latin Phaedrabor. French Phèdre From Latin Phaedra, from Ancient Greek Φαίδρα (Phaídra).