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Phaedra

Pronunciation: FEE-drə; FAY-drə (key)

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Mythology name, from the Greek meaning "bright". Phaedra was the wife of Theseus, who unhappily fell in love with his son, Hippolytus, and falsely accused the latter of assaulting her.
Pronounced: FEE-drah or FAY-drah.

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A tragic Greek figure, mentioned in 60's psychedelic song "Some Velvet Morning"

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