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Hippolytus

son of Theseus in Greek mythology
Person Mythological Greek Character Q338201
Hippolytus
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Facts

8 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
male[9]
Father
Theseus[4]
Mother
Antiope, Hippolyta[5][6]
Spouse
Aricia[7]
Child
Virbius[8]
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Place of burial
Heroon of Hippolytos at Sparta, Tomb of Hippolytus on south slope of Acropolis of Athens, Tomb of Hippolytus in Troizen[1][2][3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hippolytos en Hippolytus ar هيبوليتوس el Ιππόλυτος es Hipolito es Hipólito fa هیپولوتس fr Hippolyte he היפוליטוס hu Hippolütosz (Thészeusz fia) id Hippolitus it Ippolito ja ヒッポリュトス pl Hippolytos (syn Tezeusza) ro Hipolit ru Ипполит uk Іпполіт zh 威耳比俄斯
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
316.8M (20.5M–10157523401.1B, n=4)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2014085235
GND ID
11897324X
British Museum person or institution ID
58653
CANTIC ID
981058620239306706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00543806
DDB person (GND) ID
11897324X
Digital LIMC ID
pOhCAaI3SB=sPnpqRfxNXw3
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
hippolytos
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Hippolytus-Greek-mythology
FAST ID
957271
FactGrid item ID
Sicardius longicornis
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Freebase ID
/m/035x9q
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
hipolit
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0032701
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Hippolytos
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2019097
HAND ID
6F78-669A-6824-F2F8-1E48
Hederich encyclopedia article
Hippolytvs+[1]
IdRef ID
031210430
IxTheo authority ID
695623508
J9U entity ID
987007319017805171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11897324X
Lex ID
Hippolytos_-_i_græsk_mytologi
Libris-URI
mkz11cj5060q9vj
MANTO ID
8188513
Museum-digital person/organization ID
33146
Mythoskop ID
w1566
NE.se ID
hippolytos
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3911872
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
3122
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtUF5HPiJmAx
SELIBR ID
167735
ToposText person ID
13944
Trismegistos god ID
2725
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058620239306706
Yale LUX ID
person/dde488ba-cd3a-4f63-acc2-fb375a7609fb

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Parent of 3
Theseus, Hippolyta, Antiope
Mother 2
Hippolyta, Antiope
Father 1
Theseus
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Aricia
Spouses 1
Aricia
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FAQs

Who were Hippolytus's parents?

Hippolytus's father was Theseus[4]. Hippolytus's mother was Antiope[5].

Who was Hippolytus married to?

Hippolytus's spouses include Aricia[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q48542015. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q48542015. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Sicardius longicornis
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64987"
  2. 6d ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: Instance of: mythological Greek character, Add reference to Leeming, The Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005); A–Z Entries, s.v. Hippolytus."
  3. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon +1
    Child → Virbius
    Place of burial → Heroon of Hippolytos at Sparta, Tomb of Hippolytus on south slope of Acropolis of Athens, Tomb of Hippolytus in Troizen
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 6F78-669A-6824-F2F8-1E48, batch #265669"
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