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Hippolytus (Greek myth) In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Greek language, Greek: Ἱππόλυτος ''Hippolytos''; "unleasher of horses") may refer to the following personages: * Hippolytus (son of Theseus), Hippolytus, son of Theseus. * Hippolytus, an Egypt, Egyptian p ...

, several people *

Hippolytus of Rome Hippolytus of Rome ( , ; Romanized: , – ) was a Bishop of Rome and one of the most important second–third centuries Christian theologians, whose provenance, identity and corpus remain elusive to scholars and historians. Suggested communitie ...

(c. 170–c. 235), Christian writer and saint *

Hippolytus of Thebes Hippolytus of Thebes was a 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 about 40 manuscripts, ...

(fl. 7th/8th century), Byzantine chronographer *

Hippolytus (archbishop of Gniezno) Hippolytus or Hipolit (died c. 1027) was an early medieval archbishop of Gniezno. His place and date of birth date are unknown but the medieval historian Jan Długosz claims that he was of noble birth and a Roman citizen. Modern scholars generall ...

(died c. 1027) *

Hippolytus, Bishop of Vác Hippolytus or Ypolitus () 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 1139, a ...

(died after 1157), Hungarian prelate

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 ''Phèdre'' (; originally ''Phèdre et Hippolyte'') is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. Composition and premiere With ...

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Hippolytus and Aricia ('' Hippolytus and Aricia'') was the first opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau. It was premiered to great controversy by the Académie Royale de Musique at its theatre in the Palais-Royal in Paris on October 1, 1733. The French libretto, by Abbé S ...

'' by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Hippolytus'' a Greek non profit organisation for the preservation and cultural promotion of the

Skyros Pony The Skyrian Horse (Greek ''αλογάκι της Σκύρου'') is a breed of miniature horse found on the Greek isle of Skyros. Breed characteristics The Skyros breed generally stands between 9.1 and 11 hands (92 to 115 cm) high, and may b ...

. * ''Hippolytus'', a misspelling used for ''Hippolyte'' (crustacean), a genus of shrimp {{disambiguation, human name