Hippolytus may refer to:
People
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Hippolytus (Greek myth)
In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Greek: Ἱππόλυτος ''Hippolytos''; "unleasher of horses") may refer to the following personages:
* Hippolytus, son of Theseus.
* Hippolytus, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus.Apollodor ...
, several people
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Hippolytus of Rome (c. 170–c. 235), Christian writer and saint
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Hippolytus of Thebes
Hippolytus of Thebes was a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine author of the late 7th or early 8th century. His ''Chronicle'', preserved only in part, is an especially valuable source for New Testament chronology.
Preserved fragments are scattered in abou ...
(fl. 7th/8th century), Byzantine chronographer
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Hippolytus (archbishop of Gniezno) (died c. 1027)
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Hippolytus, Bishop of Vác
Hippolytus or Ypolitus ( hu, Ipoly) was a prelate in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century, who served as Bishop of Vác from around 1156 to 1157, during the reign of Géza II of Hungary.
Career
Hippolytus became Bishop of Vác sometime after ...
(died after 1157), Hungarian prelate
Literary works based on the Greek myth
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''Hippolytus'' (play), a tragedy by Euripides
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''Phaedra'' (Seneca), sometimes known as ''Hippolytus'', play by Seneca the Younger
* A character in Jean Racine's play ''
Phèdre''
Other
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Hippolytus and Aricia
(''Hippolytus (son of Theseus), Hippolytus and Aricia (mythology), Aricia'') was the first opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau. It was premiered to great controversy by the Académie Royale de Musique at its Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré ...
'' by Jean-Philippe Rameau
* ''Hippolytus'' a Greek non profit organisation for the preservation and cultural promotion of the
Skyros Pony.
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