Definition of Hippolytus
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Hippolytus, Hippolytī
Hippolytus
Ἱππόλυτος
noun (m., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. son of Theseus and Hippolyte
  2. his step-mother Phaedra fell in love with him, but, on her advances being repelled, she accused him to her husband of attempts upon her chastity
  3. the king in his rage cursed him and devoted him to destruction
  4. whereupon he was torn to pieces by his horses
  5. he was, however, restored to life by Aesculapius, and taken by Diana, under the name of Virbius, to the grove near Aricia, where he afterwards received divine honors
Abbreviations
Hippolytus, i, m., = Ἱππόλυτος, son of Theseus and Hippolyte; his step-mother Phaedra fell in love with him, but, on her advances being repelled, she accused him to her husband of attempts upon her chastity; the king in his rage cursed him and devoted him to destruction; whereupon he was torn to pieces by his horses; he was, however, restored to life by Aesculapius, and taken by Diana, under the name of Virbius, to the grove near Aricia, where he afterwards received divine honors, Ov. M. 15, 497 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 10, 32; id. Tusc. 4, 11, 27; Verg. A. 7, 761 sq.; Hor. C. 4, 7, 26; Hyg. Fab. 47; 251.
 
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