Hippolyte In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; grc-gre, Ἱππολύτη ''Hippolytē'') was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope (Amazon) , Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' Zo ...

or Hippolyta was the Amazonian queen with a magic girdle, in Greek mythology, and there are other mythological figures named Hippolyte. The name of the amazon, Ἱππολύτη, translates to 'having loosened horses'. The name of her son, Ἱππόλυτος (

Hippolytus (son of Theseus) upright=1.3, ''The Death of Hippolytus'', by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) In Greek mythology, Hippolytus ( el, Ἱππόλυτος'', Hippolytos'' 'unleasher of horses'; ) is the son of Theseus and either Hippolyta or Antiope. His d ...

), is taken to be ironically ambiguous, also translating to 'being destroyed by horses', as he dies when his out-of-control chariot horses throw him off. Hippolyte is the French form of the masculine (Hippolytus) and at the same time the German spelling of the feminine (Hippolyta). Hippolyte (variously also Hippolite, Hippolytus, Hippolitus, Hipólito, Ippolit, Ipolit, Ippolito, Ipolito) or Hippolyta ( Ippolita) is also used as a given name, and hence as a Caribbean surname.

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* Saint Hippolytus of Rome (3rd century) *

Hippolyte Piré Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume de Rosnyvinen, Comte de Piré, (Rennes, 31 March 1778 – Paris, 20 July 1850) was a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed on the second column of the Northern Pillar of the Arc de Triom ...

(1778–1850), French general *

Hippolyte André Jean Baptiste Chélard Hippolyte André Jean Baptiste Chélard (1 February 1789 – 12 February 1861) was a French composer, violist, and conductor of the Classical era. He was born in Paris and studied composition with François-Joseph Gossec and viola with Rodolphe ...

(1789–1861), French composer *

Hippolyte Monpou François Louis Hippolyte Monpou (12 January 1804 – 10 August 1841) was a French organist, and composer of songs and operas. Life Monpou was born in Paris in 1804; aged five he became a chorister at Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, and at nine was tr ...

(1804–1841), French composer * Hippolyte Pixii (1808–1835), French instrument maker * Hippolyte Lucas (1814–1899), French entomologist * Hippolyte Fizeau (1819–1896), French physicist *

Hippolyte Taine Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (, 21 April 1828 – 5 March 1893) was a French historian, critic and philosopher. He was the chief theoretical influence on French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practition ...

(1828–1893), French critic and historian *

Hippolyte Fontaine Hippolyte Fontaine (born François-Hypolite Fontaine, 12 April 1833 in Dijon – 17 February 1910 in Hyères) was a French electrical engineer who worked with Zénobe Gramme on the development of the Gramme machine (the first industrially viable ...

(1833–1910), French electrical engineer * Count Hippolyte d'Ursel (1850–1937), Belgian politician and historian *

Hippolyte Aucouturier Hippolyte Aucouturier (17 October 1876 – 22 April 1944) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished ...

(1876–1944), French cyclist

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Hippolyta (Shakespeare) ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

, a character in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' * Ippolit Terentyev, character in Dostoevsky's ''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69. The title is an ...

'' * Ippolit Kuragin, character in Tolstoy's '' War and Peace'' * Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov, character in Ilf and Petrov's satire '' The Twelve Chairs'' * Hippolyta (DC Comics), a superhero queen in the DC Comics universe *

Hippolyta (Marvel Comics) Hippolyta is a fictional Amazon character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Thor'' #127 (April 1966). Hippolyta is the daughter of Ares, the God of ...

, an Amazon warrior in the Marvel Comics universe *

Hippolyta Trevor Fury is the codename shared by three DC Comics superheroes, two of whom are mother and daughter, both of whom are directly connected with the Furies of mythology, and the third who is an altogether different character. Fictional character biogra ...

, a DC Comics character, also known as Fury * Hippolyta Freeman, a character from the 2020 television series ''

Lovecraft Country Lovecraft Country is a term coined for the New England setting used by H. P. Lovecraft in many of his weird fiction stories, which combines real and fictitious locations. This setting has since been elaborated on by other writers working in the ...

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*Saint Lucia **

Emma Hippolyte Emma Hippolyte, OBE is a Saint Lucian politician and Minister for Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs. Hippolyte serves as the representative for Soufriere-Fond St. Jacques as a Member of Parliament. H ...

, Saint Lucian politician **

Kendel Hippolyte Kendel Hippolyte (born 1952) is a St Lucian poet and playwright. Biography Kendel Hippolyte was born in Castries, the capital of St Lucia, and was educated at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. He worked as a teacher at St Mary's Coll ...

(born 1952), Saint Lucian poet and playwright **

Myles Hippolyte Myles Elliot Zach Hippolyte (born 9 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Stockport County. Born in England, he represents Grenada at international level. A product of the Brentford Academy, Hippolyte mov ...

(born 1994), Saint-Lucian/Grenadian-English footballer *Surinam **

Ivan Hippolyte Ivan "The Hydro" Hippolyte (born 7 October 1964) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer World champion. He is currently the chairman and coach at the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a former sparring partner and teammate of four time K-1 ...

(born 1964), Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer *Haiti **

Florvil Hyppolite Louis Mondestin Florvil Hyppolite (26 May 1828 – 24 March 1896) was a Haitian general and politician who served as the President of Haiti from 17 October 1889 to 24 March 1896. Early life and career Hyppolite was born in 1827 at Cap-Haïtien ...

(1828-1896), Haitian president **

Hector Hyppolite Hector Hyppolite (1894–1948) was a Haitian painter. Considered as the "Grand Maître of Haitian Art" Born in Saint-Marc, Hyppolite was a third generation Vodou priest, or houngan. He also made shoes and painted houses before taking up fine a ...

(1894–1948), Haitian painter *France ** Jean Hyppolite (1907-1968), French philosopher

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