Hippolytus

Hippolytus may refer to:

• In Greek mythology:
  • Hippolytus, son of Theseus (the subject of the plays and opera below)
  • Hippolytus, son of Aegyptus, killed by the Danaid Rhode
  • Hippolytus, one of the Gigantes, slain by Hermes
  • Hippolytus, a lover of Aegiale (wife of Diomedes)
  • Hippolytus, father of Deiphobus of Amyclae (the one who cleansed Heracles for the murder of Iphitus)
  • Hippolytus, successor to Zeuxippus as king of Sicyon, son of Rhopalus, grandson of Phaestus and father of Lacestades
  • Hippolytus, beloved of Apollo
• Historical figures:
  • Hippolytus of Rome (died 235), Christian writer and saint
  • Hippolytus of Thebes, Byzantine chronographer
  • Saint Hippolytus, one of several possible saints of that name
• 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
• Operas:
  • Hippolytus and Aricia by Jean-Philippe Rameau
• Institutions/Organisations:
  • Hippolytus a Greek non profit organisation for the preservation and cultural promotion of the Skyros Pony.