Hippolytus
noun
Hip·pol·y·tus
hi-ˈpä-lə-təs 
: a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his stepmother and killed by his father through the agency of Poseidon
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In the fresco, Phaedra sits draped in cloth, while Hippolytus stands before her.
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“Hippolytus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hippolytus. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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