Hippolyte (English spelling)

Japanese: Hippolytē(英語表記)Hippolyte
Hippolyte (English spelling)

…in Greek legend, son of Athenian king Theseus and Amazon queen Hippolytus. Hippolytus, who worshipped the virgin goddess Artemis and spent his days hunting, rejected the wicked love of Phaidra, daughter of King Minos of Crete and his father's second wife. However, he committed suicide after writing a letter falsely claiming that she had been raped by her stepson. Hippolytus was cursed by his father and banished from the country.

From "Hercules"

...these were the four mares that Diomedes had fed on human flesh, and the king was killed by Hercules and eaten by the horses. (9) The taking of the belt of Hippolyte, Queen of the Amazons. When Hercules visited the land of the Amazons, the queen agreed to give him her belt, but when a battle broke out due to a plot by Hera, he killed the queen and took the belt. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hippolytē" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア伝説で,アテナイ王テセウスとアマゾンの女王ヒッポリュテHippolytēの子。処女神アルテミスを崇拝してもっぱら狩りに日を過ごしていたヒッポリュトスは,クレタ王ミノスの娘で父の後妻となったファイドラPhaidraの邪恋を退けたため,彼女は義理の息子に犯されたと偽りの手紙を残して自殺し,彼は父にのろわれて国払いの身となった。…

【ヘラクレス】より

…これはディオメデスが人肉を与えて飼っていた4頭の牝馬で,王はヘラクレスに殺されて馬の餌食にされた。(9)アマゾンの女王ヒッポリュテHippolytēの帯の奪取。アマゾンの国を訪れたヘラクレスに女王は帯を与えることを承諾したが,ヘラの陰謀で戦いがもちあがり,彼は女王を殺して帯を奪った。…

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