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.

Archaeologists named it after a well-preserved fresco of Phaedra, from Greek legend, who appears in a scene with Hippolytus. Phaedra is famously depicted in the myth as falling in unrequited love ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 the House of Phaedra fresco, the princess is pictured partially nude and sitting in a chair, head bowed, while a bronze-colored and nude Hippolytus (whose large phallus is partially covered by ...

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 ...

A scene depicting the Greek myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra is shown at the dig site in Pompeii, Italy. The dwelling is notable for its high level of wall decorations.