Hippolytus

Hippolytus may refer to:

  • In Greek mythology:
    • 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
  • Historical figures:
    • Hippolytus of Rome (died 235), Christian writer and saint
    • Hippolytus of Thebes, Byzantine chronographer
    • Saint Hippolytus, one of several possible saints of that name
  • Literary works based on the Greek myth:
    • Hippolytus (play), a tragedy by Euripides
    • Phaedra (Seneca), sometimes known as Hippolytus, play by Seneca the Younger
    • A character in Jean Racine's play Phèdre
  • Institutions/Organisations:
    • Hippolytus a Greek non profit organisation for the preservation and cultural promotion of the Skyros Pony.