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Hippolytus and Phaedra In Declining Orbits

Hippolytus and Phaedra In Declining Orbits Hippolytus and Phaedra, a Euripides sad story Phaedra wants sex with Hippolytus, (her step-son) She tries every trick in the book for her own glory Hippolytus, illegitimate son of Theseus, (king of Athens) Phaedra, his wife was not very nice Theseus wants his son dead for what he tried to do Hippolytus, (sworn to chastity) plus, he wants men Unjustly charged for compromising Phaedra Banished by his dad Died slowly from injuries brought on In a bad decision Incurred by a chariot collision Phaedra orbits in another world, from another planet She hanged herself, which brought attempted incest to an end Hippolytus travels in his own universe, he too is dead

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