Hippolytus

[hi-pol-i-tuhs]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.,  Also Hippolytos the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.

Hippolytus

/ hɪˈpɒlɪtəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a son of Theseus, killed after his stepmother Phaedra falsely accused him of raping her

Other Word Forms

• Hippolytan adjective

Example Sentences

He had sent Hippolytus away while still a young child to be brought up in the southern city where Theseus had spent his own youth.

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It is said by many that the man called back to life was Hippolytus, Theseus’ son who died so unjustly, and that he never again fell under the power of death, but lived in Italy, immortal forever, where he was called Virbius and worshiped as a god.

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She was angry at Hippolytus and determined to punish him to the utmost.

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With only one thought in her mind, to save her mistress, she went straight to Hippolytus.

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“Father,” Hippolytus answered, “I have no skill in speaking and there is no witness to my innocence. The only one is dead. All I can do is to swear by Zeus above that I never touched your wife, never desired to, never gave her a thought. May I die in wretchedness if I am guilty.”

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