The newly unearthed structure is called the House of Phaedra, named after a well-preserved painting of Phaedra and Hippolytus found on one of its walls.

PHAEDRA AND FIGARO (213 pp.) ... The underlying story comes from Greek myth via the Hippolytus of Euripides. Hippolytus is the bastard son of Theseus, slayer of the Minotaur, ...

One well-preserved painting of Hippolytus and Phaedra, two characters from a Greek tragedy, gave the home its provisional name, the House of Phaedra.

In Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Phaedra, the wife of hero Theseus, falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus. In the fresco, Phaedra sits draped in cloth, while Hippolytus stands ...

Throughout the performance, Phaedra sequentially unveils the sheets to reveal the dead bodies of Hippolytus and also a Minotaur, a (not so subtle) nod to the following tale.

Alexander Zuccaro (Father John Misty’s music video 'Kiss Me', Spit & Vigor Theater Company’s MAROONED!, Rogue Theater Festival’s BlackBox SandBox) will be appearing in the leading role of ...

Besides the fresco of Phaedra and Hippolytus, who spurned her love, other mythological scenes adorning the vividly coloured walls of the house include a sexual encounter between a satyr and a ...

Besides the fresco of Phaedra and Hippolytus, who spurned her love, other mythological scenes adorning the vividly coloured walls of the house include a sexual encounter between a satyr and a ...

Another of the frescoes in the house of Phaedra. Credit: Parco archeologico di Pompei . The walls display mythological scenes of great beauty and symbolism, including a symposium (banquet) between a ...

Besides the fresco of Phaedra and Hippolytus, who spurned her love, other mythological scenes adorning the vividly coloured walls of the house include a sexual encounter between a satyr and a nymph, ...