Hippolytus

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Hippolytus is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as the chaste son of Theseus and the tragic victim of Phaedra’s false accusations.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hippolytus canonical 10
Death of Hippolytus 1
Hippolytus (in some traditions) 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology
mythological figure
accusedOf attempted rape of Phaedra
accuser Phaedra
actuallyInnocentOf attempted rape of Phaedra
alternativeName Virbius
associatedPlace Athens
Troezen
associatedWith Amazons
Aricia
causeOfDeath chariot accident
curse of Theseus
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
cultSite Troezen
father Theseus
gender male
hasGenre tragic myth
hasSanctuary Troezen
killedBy Poseidon’s sea monster
knownFor chastity
devotion to Artemis
literaryRole tragic hero
mother Amazon queen
Antiope
Queen Hippolyta
surface form: Hippolyta
mythology Greek mythology
protectedByDeity Artemis
punishedByDeity Aphrodite
refused Phaedra’s advances
rejectedDeity Aphrodite
relatedTo Aegeus
Aphrodite
Artemis
Poseidon
rescuedBy Asclepius
stepmother Phaedra
subjectOfWork Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus
surface form: Euripides’ tragedy "Hippolytus Veiled"

Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus
surface form: Euripides’ tragedy "Hippolytus"

Heroides
surface form: Ovid’s "Heroides"

Ovid’s Metamorphoses
surface form: Ovid’s "Metamorphoses"

Phaedra
surface form: Racine’s tragedy "Phèdre"

Seneca’s Phaedra
surface form: Seneca’s tragedy "Phaedra"
theme conflict between chastity and desire
dangers of false accusation
power of the gods over mortals
timePeriod mythic age of heroes
transformedInto Italian woodland deity Virbius
victimOf Phaedra’s false accusations
vowedTo remain chaste
worshippedDeity Artemis

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Troezen cultCenterOf Hippolytus
Troezen linkedByMythTo Hippolytus
Anaximenes of Miletus knownFrom Hippolytus
Phaedra stepSon Hippolytus
Demophon sibling Hippolytus
Antiope motherOf Hippolytus
Antiope child Hippolytus
Queen Hippolyta parent Hippolytus
this entity surface form: Hippolytus (in some traditions)
Troizen associatedWithMyth Hippolytus
Troizen cultCenterOf Hippolytus
Hippolytus featuresCharacter Hippolytus
this entity surface form: Hippolytus (mythological prince)
Hippolytus endingEvent Hippolytus
this entity surface form: Death of Hippolytus