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Help[Opinions] Re: Phaedra
in reply to a message by HailCthulhu
The meaning "bright" is nice.
The association is not pleasant. In myth, Phaedra tries to convince her stepson to have an affair with her. When her stepson Hippolytus rejects her advances, she falsely accuses her him of rape and kills herself. As a result of her accusations, her stepson dies.
The association is not pleasant. In myth, Phaedra tries to convince her stepson to have an affair with her. When her stepson Hippolytus rejects her advances, she falsely accuses her him of rape and kills herself. As a result of her accusations, her stepson dies.
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Yes, I know but I still like the name. I wonder if it says something about me that I'm so attracted to names associated with tragic women? Phaedra, Guinevere, Ophelia, Deirdre, Alcyone, Persephone (depending on the version of the myth). Even my favorite Sylvia has a hint of tragedy because of Sylvia Plath.
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