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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was the [[son]] of [[Theseus]] and [[Hippolyta]] or [[Antiope]] (the [[Amazon (mythology)|Amazon]] [[queen]]. He was devoted to [[Artemis]] and disliked [[Aphrodite]], according to the [[drama]] by [[Euripides]] called ''Hippolytos'' (named after him). Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].
From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was the [[son]] of [[Theseus]] and [[Hippolyta]] or [[Antiope]] (the [[Amazon (mythology)|Amazon]] [[queen]]. He was devoted to [[Artemis]] and disliked [[Aphrodite]], according to the [[drama]] by [[Euripides]] called ''Hippolytos'' (named after him).

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Hippolytos [r]: From Greek mythology, he was the son of Theseus and Hippolyta or Antiope (the Amazon queen. He was devoted to Artemis and disliked Aphrodite, according to the drama by Euripides called Hippolytos (named after him).