Hippolytus
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noun \-təs\Definition of HIPPOLYTUS
: a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his stepmother and killed by his father through the agency of Poseidon
Origin of HIPPOLYTUS
Latin, from Greek Hippolytos
First Known Use: 1567
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