There is this:
Phaedra is best known for her role in Euripides’ play, the Hippolytus. The plot follows a pattern of sexual intrigue and betrayal that has parallels in ancient Mediterranean myths, mostly notably, the Biblical account of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife.
Phaedra married Theseus who has a son, Hippolytus, from a previous marriage to Antiope. The young Hippolytus, however, angered Aphrodite by shunning her worship and devoting himself entirely to Artemis, the virgin goddess of the hunt. To punish him, Aphrodite compels Phaedra to begin lusting after the young man. At first, she resisted, and sought magic cures for her passions, or at least a noble death. Hippolytus learns of Phaedra’s desire for him through Phaedra’s nurse and launches into a fierce denunciation of women — a locus classicus for misogyny.
Out of shame and guilt Phaedra hung herself, but not until she’d left a letter condemning him of trying to rape her. Hipploytus was trapped into silence because he had promised that whatever Phaedra’s nurse told him, he would never repeat. Therefore, when confronted by his father he was defenseless. Out of anger Theseus asked Poseidon to punish Hippolytus, which he did. Hippolytus died as Poseidon’s bull emerged from the sea frightened his horses. Unfortunately, after it was too late, Artemis revealed the truth to Theseus concerning his son and Phaedra.
In a typical Euripidean deus ex machina, the goddess Artemis is questioned as to why she stood by and allowed her devoted follower to be destroyed. She reminds the chorus that there is an agreement among the gods that the favorites of one divinity can be destroyed by another divinity at will. It is scant consolation that she promises that someday she’ll similarly destroy a mortal favorite of Aphrodite in revenge. And so “As flies are to wanton boys, are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport” (Shakespeare, “King Lear”).
Also, I was not aware Art Bell used this song as bumper musiic. In my younger days, I used to occasionally do "all-nighter" drives and his show would be on the radio late at night. He creeped me out more than once. I never became a regular listener but I immediately recognized his appeal.
Check out the 1962 movie “Phaedra” starring the otherwise despicable Melina Mercouri as a modern day cougar in competition with her own daughter for a young man’s attentions.
I was eighteen in 1967 and remember well that line “I’m gonna open up your gate, and tell you all about Phaedra”.
Liked Nancy Sinatra much better in “Something stupid” that same summer.