Hippolyte (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Hippolyte (/hɪˈpɒlɪtə/; Ancient Greek: Ἱππολύτη) or Hippolyta was the name of the following characters:
- Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons.[1]
- Hippolyte, also called Astydameia, queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. She was described as the opulent daughter of Cretheus.[2]
- Hippolyte, nurse of Smyrna (Myrrha)
- Hippolyte, daughter of Dexamenus[3]
- Hippolyte, possible name for the mother of Epistrophus and Schedius[4]
References
- ↑ Ps.-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke, II. 5. 9
- ↑ Pindar, Nemean Ode 4. 54 (88) with scholia
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.5.
- ↑ Bibliotheca 3. 10. 8
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