Hippolytus

[ hi-pol-i-tuhs ]

/ hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs /

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noun

Also Hip·pol·y·tos

[hi-pol-i-tuhs, -tos]. /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/. Classical Mythology. 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.

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Words nearby Hippolytus

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How to use Hippolytus in a sentence

The pedantic type might note that Hippolytus makes no prophetic mention of the cinema or the Internet.
St. Hippolytus’ Careers Christians Should Never Have|Candida Moss|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this reign also suffered the celebrated Hippolytus, bishop of Pontus, and author of the Philosophoumena.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
On the opposite side of the road is the cemetery of Hippolytus, commemorated in the verses of Prudentius in the fourth century.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Who would not enjoy the melancholy pleasure of hearing the circumstance of Hippolytus' death?
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

You would have Theramenes say nothing more than Hippolytus is killed—I saw him die—all is over.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Shortly after this Theseus married the queen, Antiope,104 and a son was born to them whom the delighted father named Hippolytus.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

British Dictionary definitions for Hippolytus

Hippolytus

/ (hɪˈpɒlɪtəs) /

noun

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

Derived forms of Hippolytus

Hippolytan, adjective

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