Meaning Of The Word Hippolytus
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Hippolytus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Hippolytus?
Hippolytus in American English
a son of Theseus: when he rejects the love of his stepmother, Phaedra, she turns Theseus against him by false accusations, and at Theseus' request, Poseidon brings about his death noun: the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus Hippolytus in British English noun: a son of Theseus, killed after his stepmother Phaedra falsely accused him of raping her |
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