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Phaedra

[fee-druh, fed-ruh]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the wife of Theseus who fell in love with Hippolytus, her stepson, and eventually hanged herself after causing his death.



Phaedra

/ ˈھːə /

noun

  1. Greek myth the wife of Theseus, who falsely accused her stepson Hippolytus of raping her and then hanged herself because he spurned her amorous advances

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“When Phaedra asked Kate to become a traitor, she was in this dungeon. It was a discovery we didn’t realize was underground. We’d walked over it for a whole year.”

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Director Stone has previously helmed films such as The Dig and The Daughter, while his extensive theatre credits include productions of Yerma, Phaedra, Medea and Angels in America.

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But former Bravo housewife and “Married to Medicine” star Phaedra Parks’ stellar gameplay and the way she relished being a secret villain was a delicious surprise — a never-ending moment and a Beyonce-style mood rolled into one flawlessly polished package.

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Other “DWTS” competitors include “The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s” Phaedra Parks and Delvey’s soon-to-be dance partner Ezra Sosa.

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In the role of Scandalized Reality TV Star — last held by Season 32’s Ariana Madix — is Phaedra Parks, who recently rejoined “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” after a six-year hiatus.

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