"The temple of Diana in Troezen"

The story concerns the Greek hero Theseus, King of Athens (Thésée in the opera), his wife Phaedra (Phèdre) and Theseus' son by another woman, Hippolytus (Hippolyte).Hippolytus is in love with a young woman, Aricia (Aricie), but she is the daughter of Theseus' enemy, Pallas.