Hippolytus (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Greek: Ἱππόλυτος Hippolytos; "unleasher of horses" or "stampede of horses"[1]) may refer to the following personages:

  • Hippolytus, son of Theseus.
  • Hippolytus, son of Aegyptus, killed by the Danaid Rhode
  • Hippolytus, one of the Gigantes, slain by Hermes
  • Hippolytus, a lover of Aegiale (wife of Diomedes)
  • Hippolytus, father of Deiphobus of Amyclae (the one who cleansed Heracles for the murder of Iphitus)
  • Hippolytus, successor to Zeuxippus as king of Sicyon, son of Rhopalus, grandson of Phaestus and father of Lacestades
  • Hippolytus, beloved of Apollo

References

  1. ↑ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths, section 35 s.v. The Giants’ Revolt
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