Hippolytus
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Hip·pol·y·tus
(hĭ-pŏl′ĭ-təs)n. Greek Mythology
A son of Hippolyta and Theseus who was killed by Poseidon.
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Hippolytus
(hɪˈpɒlɪtəs)n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a son of Theseus, killed after his stepmother Phaedra falsely accused him of raping her
Hipˈpolytan adj
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Hip•pol•y•tus
(hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs)n.
(in Greek myth) the son of Theseus who, having been falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her, was killed by Poseidon.
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