Hippolytus

Family: Giants · Role: giant · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.6

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Hippolytus)

Life events

• Hippolytus was dragged to death, and Phaedra hanged herself after her false accusation was exposed.(Apollodorus, Epitome 1)
  • With: Theseus Poseidon Phaedra
  • “Theseus believed her and prayed to Poseidon that Hippolytus might perish. So, when Hippolytus was riding in his chariot and driving beside the sea, Poseidon sent up a bull from the surf, and the horses were frightened, the chariot dashed in pieces, and Hippolytus, entangled in the reins, was dragged to death. And when her passion was made public, Phaedra hanged herself.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.6

• enemies with Hermes “And Hermes, wearing the helmet of Hades, slew Hippolytus in the fight,”
• with Hermes (interaction) “And Hermes, wearing the helmet of Hades, slew Hippolytus in the fight.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.1

• married with Rhode “Hippolytus got Rhode”

Apollodorus, Library 2.6

• child: Deiphobus “Deiphobus, son of Hippolytus”

Apollodorus, Epitome 1

• parent: Theseus “And though he had a son Hippolytus by the Amazon”
• admirer: Phaedra “fell in love with the son he had by the Amazon, to wit, Hippolytus”
• with Theseus (interaction) “Theseus believed her and prayed to Poseidon that Hippolytus might perish.”
• with Poseidon (interaction) “Poseidon sent up a bull from the surf, and the horses were frightened, the chariot dashed in pieces, and Hippolytus, entangled in the reins, was dragged to death.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 5

• parent: Hippolyte “Hippolyte was the mother of Hippolytus;”

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