Hippŏly̆tus

, a son of These us and Hippolyte, famous for his virtues and his misfortunes. His stepmother Phædra fell in love with him, and when he refused to pollute his father’s bed, she accused him of offering violence to her person before These us. Her accusation was readily believed, and These us entreated Neptune severely to punish the incontinence of his son. Hippolytus fled from the resentment of his father, and as he pursued his way along the sea-shore, his horses were so frightened at the noise of sea-calves, which Neptune had purposely sent there, that they ran among the rocks till his chariot was broken and his body torn to pieces. Temples were raised to his memory, particularly at Trœzene, where he received divine honours. According to some accounts, Diana restored him to life. Ovid , Fasti , bk. 3 , li. 268 ; Metamorphoses , bk. 15 , li. 469 .— Virgil , Æneid , bk. 7 , li. 761 , . ――A son of Ropalus king of Sicyon, greatly beloved by Apollo. Plutarch , Numa .――A giant killed by Mercury.――A son of Ægyptus. Apollo dor us , bks. 1 & 2.――A christian writer in the third century, whose works have been edited by Fabric i us, Hamburg, folio, 1716.