PHAEDRA AND HIPPOLYTUS MYTH RARE MOSAIC SCENCES IN MADABA-JORDAN

This research examines the Greek myth concerning Hippolytus and his stepmother Phaedra, who accused him of trying to molest her. This myth has left clear echoes in art with all of the characters of the myth being represented in various works. The research includes a comprehensive study of the myth’s representation in the mosaic art appearing in several places among others, the mosaic floor in Madaba in Jordan, is the only mosaic discovered in Jordan thus far. It should be noted that its representation in mosaics is relatively scarce, apart from those appearing in Cyprus, Antioch and Sheikh Zuweid in Egypt. It has been remarked that there are differences in the implementation of these mosaic paintings, due to differences in respective artistic orbits.