This paper interprets Phaedra's mirrored view of time in Euripides' play, highlighting female physiology and maturation stages.
summary: This paper considers Phaedra's image of time exposing the evil among mortals as if "proffering a mirror to a young girl" in Euripides' Hippolytus ( Hipp . 428–30), and offers a new interpretation of these lines rooted in ancient Greek beliefs about the female body, female physiology, and stages of maturation. The paper then charts the refractions of the mirror image as it applies to Hippolytus and Theseus in the second half of Euripides' play.
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