Definition of Hippolytus in English:
Hippolytus
proper nounhɪˈpɒlɪtəshɪˈpɑlədəs
Greek Mythology The son of Theseus, banished and cursed by his father after being accused by Phaedra of rape. He was killed when a sea monster, sent by Poseidon in response to the curse, frightened his horses as he drove his chariot along a seashore.
Definition of Hippolytus in US English:
Hippolytus
proper nounhiˈpälədəshɪˈpɑlədəs
Greek Mythology The son of Theseus, banished and cursed by his father after being falsely accused by Phaedra, his father's wife, of rape. He was killed when a sea monster, sent by Poseidon in response to the curse, frightened his horses as he drove his chariot along a seashore.