noun

Hippŏlўtē

gen. Hippŏlўtēs · gender feminine

and , , , = Ἱππολύτη.

An Amazon; daughter of Mars; taken captive in the war of the Amazons by Theseus

An Amazon, daughter of Mars, taken captive in the war of the Amazons by Theseus, to whom she bore Hippolytus, Hyg. Fab. 30; Just. 2, 4, 23; Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 17.—

The wife of Acastus; king of Magnesia; who conceived a passion for Peleus

The wife of Acastus, king of Magnesia, who conceived a passion for Peleus, and, because she met with no return of affection from him, accused him to her husband of an attempt upon her virtue, Hyg. Fab. 14 med.; Hor. C. 3, 7, 18.

Perseus ID: n20739 Key: Hippolyte