Phaedra and the Curse of Theseus & A Conversation with Jennifer Saint

Season 4 // Episode 247

This episode originally aired on March 23, 2021. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

Phaedra is one of the most misunderstood women of mythology, and Greek tragedy. But she was so much more than the problematic, tragic Phaedra of Euripides' Hippolytus. The episode tells her story, and includes a conversation with author Jennifer Saint, who's new book Ariadne is available for pre-order!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes, Heroines of Olympus by Ellie Mackin Roberts, and, peripherally, Ovid's Heroides.

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