Hippolytus and his stepmother Phaedra

Roman painting showing a scene from mythology. In the fresco we see Hippolytus and his stepmother Phaedra, who confesses her affection for him. Phaedra tried to seduce Hippolytos; but when he rejected her advances, she hanged herself accusing Hippolytus of trying to seduce her. Hippolytus was therefore exiled. In the painting, Hippolytus is preparing to hunt.

The object is dated to the 1st-century CE. and was discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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