Transcription: He had married Antiope, Queen of the Amazons, and had by her a son named Hippolytus, whom he loved dearly. Antiope died, and Theseus married a sister of Ariadnes named Phaedra. He sent Hippolytus to rule in treason, where Phaedra spied on him, and eventually fell in love with him. This disastrous state of affairs was brought about by Aphrodite, who was offended that Hippolytus refused to marry, worshipping Artemis, goddess of virgin youth, over the goddess of love. Phaedra was driven nearly mad by Aphrodite's spell. Eventually, she killed herself, leaving behind a note for Theseus accusing Hip ...
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