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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Hippólutos (Ῐ̔ππόλῠτος),” composed of two elements: “híppos ‎(ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman) plus “lū́ō ‎(λῡ́ω)” (to lose, to loosen, to unite, to slacken, to unbend, to set free, to release). In turn, the name means “unleashing of horses.” In Greek mythology, Hippolytus was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte. He was identified with the Roman forest god Virbius. Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) was the most important 3rd-century theologian in the Christian Church in Rome, where he was probably born. Hippolyta was the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father, Ares, the god of war.