Hippolytus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Ἱππόλυτος, ὁ, or say, son of the Amazon.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Hippŏlytus: i, m., = Ἱππόλυτος,
I son of Theseus and Hippolyte; his step-mother Phœdra fell in love with him, but, on her advances being repelled, she accused him to her husband of attempts upon her chastity; the king in his rage cursed him and devoted him to destruction; whereupon he was torn to pieces by his horses; he was, however, restored to life by Æsculapius, and taken by Diana, under the name of Virbius, to the grove near Aricia, where he afterwards received divine honors, Ov. M. 15, 497 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 10, 32; id. Tusc. 4, 11, 27; Verg. A. 7, 761 sq.; Hor. C. 4, 7, 26; Hyg. Fab. 47; 251.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Hippŏlўtus, ī, m. (Ἱππόλυτος), Hippolyte [fils de Thésée et de l’Amazone Hippolyte : Cic. Off. 1, 32 ; Ov. M. 15, 497 || saint Hippolyte, martyr : Prud.

Latin > German (Georges)

Hippolytus, ī, m. (Ἱππόλυτος), der Sohn des Theseus von der Hippolyte od. Antiope, wurde von seiner Stiefmutter Phädra, weil er in ihr unkeusches Ansinnen nicht willigte, bei seinem Vater verleumdet, deshalb von diesem verwünscht, darauf von den scheu gewordenen Pferden zerrissen, aber von Äskulap wieder lebendig gemacht; er wurde unter dem Namen Virbius (den auch sein Sohn erhielt), zu Aricia als Heros verehrt, Ov. met. 15, 497 sqq. Cic. Tusc. 4, 27; de off. 1, 33. Verg. Aen. 7, 761 sqq.