Hippolyte (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Hippolyte (/hɪˈpɒlɪtə/; Ancient Greek: Ἱππολύτη) or Hippolyta was the name of the following characters:

• Hippolyte, one of the Hesperides and sister of Mapsaura and Thetis.^[1]
• Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons.^[2]
• Hippolyte, also called Astydamia, queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. She was described as the opulent daughter of Cretheus.^[3]
• Hippolyte, nurse of Smyrna (Myrrha).^[4]
• Hippolyte, an Olenian princess as the daughter of King Dexamenus, and the sister of Eurypylus,^[5] Theronice and Theraephone.^[6] In some accounts, she was also known as Mnesimache^[7] or Deianira.^[8] Hippolyte was threatened violence by the centaur Eurytion during her wedding feast (she having married Azan); Heracles, who was also attending the feast, killed him and rescued her.^[9]
• Hippolyte, possible name for the mother of Epistrophus and Schedius^[10]

See also

• Hippolyte (disambiguation)