Hippolytus that differs from the version presented by Euripides. Hippolytus was resuscitated by Asclepius; once revived he refused to forgive Theseus and went to Italy and became the king of the Aricians and named a city after Artemis. He ruled as "Virbius" from inside the shrine of Diana. (The sanctuary forbade horses from entering, which is why it is believed he lived there.) The story of Hippolytus is different from Euripides because it brings him back from the dead to live his life in Italy while Euripides permanently connects him to his tomb. Virbius was also identified with the sun god Sol/Helios (Phaedra's grandfather). As a result, a cult grew up around Hippolytus, associated with the cult of Diana. His cult believed that Artemis asked Asclepius to resurrect the young man since he had vowed chastity to her. Followers of Hippolytus' cult cut off a piece of their hair to dedicate their chastity to him before marriage. Gallery See also Rex Nemorensis The Golden Bough Phaedra complex Ippolito ed Aricia Hippolyte et Aricie References External links Hippolytus for details on the figure of Hippolytus and a classicist's philological study of the evolution of Hippolytus as a chastity paradigm in Euripides, Seneca, Racine; extensive bibliography (in Dutch) Mythological Greek archers Metamorphoses characters Children of Theseus Attican characters in Greek mythology Attic mythology Deeds of Artemis Deeds of Poseidon Asclepius in mythology Phaedra Mythological hunters Retinue of Artemis