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The Death of Hippolytus, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912). In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος, romanized: Hippolutos, lit. 'unleasher of horses'; / h ɪ ˈ p ɒ l ɪ t ə s /) [1] is the son of Theseus and an Amazon, either Hippolyta or Antiope.
Theseus (UK: / ˈ θ iː sj uː s /, US: / ˈ θ iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur.The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for storytelling throughout the ages.
Hippolytus (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος, Hippolytos) is an Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus.The play was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy.
In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Greek: Ἱππόλυτος Hippolytos; "unleasher of horses" [1]) may refer to the following personages: Hippolytus , son of Theseus . Hippolytus, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus . [ 2 ]
The story goes that Phaedra, who was the mother of two sons, Acamas and Demophon, falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus, Theseus's son by another woman (born to either Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, or Antiope, her sister) and sets out to entice him. It is unclear in this version exactly why Hippolytus rejects Phaedra, if not simply ...
Netflix's 'KAOS' tells an ancient Greek myth set in the modern-age with Jeff Goldblum as a spiteful Zeus ... Ariadne's fame comes from the tale of Theseus. Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a ...
In any case, she was taken to Athens where she was wed to Theseus. In some renditions, the other Amazons became enraged at the marriage and attacked Athens. This was the Attic War, in which they were defeated by Athenian forces under Theseus or Heracles. In other renditions, Theseus later put Hippolyta aside to marry Phaedra. So Hippolyta ...
The mythical scenes depict the goddess of love, Venus, with her mortal lover, Adonis, as well as Hippolytus, son of Theseus, who rejected his stepmother Phaedra’s romantic advances.