Episode 42:
This episode takes a detailed look at Phaedra, Seneca’s version of the Hippolytus myth.
The two versions by Euripides and how Seneca used these
A summary of the play
The differences in Seneca’s version from Euripides –
The position of Phaedra as innocent or responsible
Greek shame Vs Roman guilt and repentance
Phaedra and the Roman bas step-mother trope
The play in relation to Stoic philosophy
The motif of the hunt, the hunter and the hunted
Presentations of the play in the medieval period