Hippolytus

American  

[hi-pol-i-tuhs] / hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs /

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.

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Hippolytus British  

/ hɪˈpɒlɪtəs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Hippolytan adjective

Example Sentences

Of “That Summer — That Fall,” based on Euripides’s tragedy Hippolytus, Mr. Gilroy later quipped, “What I learned was that a boy from the Bronx shouldn’t mess around with the Greeks.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2015

And that made him the most unattainable and romantic hero imaginable — Hippolytus, Euripides’ chaste and scornful warrior, or a Mr. Rochester for the sci-fi age.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2015

I played Hippolytus, who is supposed to be a ravishingly beautiful young man; but by the time we were reviewed, I'd become quite a large boy.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2013

Phaedra falls for Hippolytus, Theseus’ son from previous marriage.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2011

As Theseus listened, overwhelmed by this sum of terrible events, Hippolytus still breathing was carried in.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton