Hippolytus

17 (biologically) as of the Hippolytus short story

Antiope (aunt)

Melanippe (aunt)

Ares (maternal grandfather)

Cassandra (half-sister)

Hippotyta (mother)

Theseus (father)

Phaedra (step-mother)

Artemis (adoptive mother)

Hunters of Artemis (adoptive siblings)

Rock head (Cassandra)

semi-immortal

Hippolytus is the son and oldest child of Queen Hippotyta and Theseus. He is the older brother of Cassandra and a hunter of Artemis.

## Early life and Childhood

Hippolytus was most likely born on the island of the Amazons, though he was raised by his father. His father married Phaedra, who Aphrodite made fall in love with Hippolytus who as a hunter of Artemis and her step-son was not comfortable with this. He told her this, and Phaedra was hurt, and either killed herself, or told Theseus, that Hippolytus had tried to seduce her. Theseus called his father Poseidon who sent a sea monster to spook Hippolytus' horse, who dragged him to death. Artemis wasn't going to let one of her hunters die in such a stupid way and had him revived.

### First run-in with the hunters of Artemis

When Hippolytus was 9, his father, Theseus missed his birthday, he was hurt and ran away, sobbing into the woods. He accidentally found bathing hunters of Artemis, including Artemis herself. He apologized and ran the other way before the hunters or Artemis could catch him. Though, Artemis still did catch him. She didn't turn him into an animal or kill him, because he was a sobbing nine year old child, we wasn't going to try and get with her teenage to early twenties hunters. She asked him why he was crying, and he explained that his parents missed his ninth birthday. Artemis felt bad for him, and took him back with the now dressed hunters. The hunters drew their bows, but Artemis told them to lower them, and Hippolytus was not a threat. Artemis gave him an arrowhead on a black cord, which showed that he could be trusted.

### Joining the hunters

Hippolytus didn't see the hunters for another 5 years, were he was out in the woods, and ran into a bear. Artemis recognized him, and scared him, which also startled the bear, who attacked Hippolytus. Artemis had Hippolytus join, and asked him about his parents, which he started to cry, that his parents didn't love him. Artemis comforted him and explained that him becoming a hunter, made him her adoptive mother, and that she cared about him. She also explained that it was his step-mother's fault he never knew his biological mother.

## Misc facts/Trivia

Hippolytus gets *very* seasick to the point were its more of the sea-plague. Cassandra finds this hilarious, that the grandson of Poseidon get majorly seasick. Hippolytus, does not find this as funny as his sister. He is allergic to dust, and two kinds of trees, as well as Rye-grass. He is hunter of Artemis, and is both asexual and aromatic. Meaning, (for aromatic) he doesn't experience sexual attraction and for asexual he doesn't desire sexual activity. They are not the same thing and he gets very annoyed when people say they are the same thing.

## The Island of the Amazons

He went to the Island of the Amazons by Artemis' request, for the hunters needed help, and Hippolytus is the Queen's son. Instead, he was threatened to be killed, and Cassandra said he could speak with their mother, but if she wanted him dead, Cassandra would kill him.

Hippotyta was shocked to see her son. She originally threatened him with dagger until she saw his eyes, and realized it was Hippolytus. She asked him what he was doing here, and he told her why, adding 'mum' at the end. He then asked

> 'Is it okay if I call you mum? Would you rather be called mother, or just Hippotyta?'
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Hippotyta confirmed that it was alright. And the hunters were aided by the Amazons, but they took a boat, which made Hippolytus seasick. Cassandra then laughed at her miserable brother.

## Talents and Skills

As a hunter of Artemis, Hippolytus is a talented hunter and archer. He is also a gifted tracker, long distance runner and runner in general. Hope describes his skills as:

>
> 'Hippolytus was talented, to put it simply. He could pin a fly to a wall without killing, and could run a mile without losing his breath or breaking a sweat.'
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His Amazonian side gives him advanced skills in battle, as well as making him quite tall. He can manipulate water to some extent and can enter a powerful yet draining state of battle, making him nearly invincible and strong, though over use of this power or use in general will weaken him and make him very tired.

## Hunters of Artemis

As a hunter of Artemis, Hippolytus has sworn off dating, falling in love, and sworn to stay a virgin forever. Hippolytus got into many shenanigans with the hunters of Artemis, some leaving him physically injured. A few of the injuries he was left with are:

* A broken ankle, from running away from a pack of wolves
* A chipped front tooth, from falling on his face while running an training course
* A broken elbow from falling of a cliff face and landing on his elbow weird
* A thin scar across his back from being attacked by a bear
* Two broken ribs from getting into a fight with some Amazonian warriors
* Two more broken ribs from falling of a cliff face and landing weird (this is a different cliff face than the broken elbow one btw)
* Slicing his right hand on a stalagmite in a cave (which then left a scar)
* Cracked knee cap (ouch) from a run in with a baseball bat wielding cave dweller
* Minor concussion from being too tall and hitting his head on a cave roof
* Slicing his head open on a stalactite from being too tall
* Broken arm from falling out a tree
* Broken leg from falling out of a different tree
* injuries to his torso, limbs and face from a wolf attack
* Stab wound to the rib cage, from angering Daphne

As well as that, he obtained a few illnesses from living in the woods

* Rabies from being bitten by a rabid wolf
* Hay fever from living in the woods
* The flu from living in the woods
* Rabies again from being bitten by a rabid bear
* Ear infection from living in the woods
* Stomach flu from living in the woods and eating rotten food
* Food poisoning from eating rotten food
* Hypothermia from being too cold and living in the woods
* More food poisoning from eating spoiled food
* The flu again from an outbreak in the hunters
* Several migraines from stress and not sleeping

## Thoughts on his parents

Hippolytus has a complicated relationship with his biological parents to say the least. As a child and up into his early teens, he felt hurt and angry that his mother had abandoned him. He loved her very much and was sad and angry she had left him and never came back. With his father, he was angry his father had decided to marry a woman who was not his mother, and he felt he was trying to replace his mother, and therefore felt distanced from Phaedra. He joined the hunters of Artemis in his early to mid teens, making Artemis his adoptive mother. Artemis loves all of her hunters, though she loves Hippolytus strongly, she feels sorry that his biological mother abandoned him. Artemis was the one to tell Hippolytus that his mother did in fact love him dearly, and since she was an Amazon and he was male, that she couldn't take him with her, though she wanted to. Hippolytus dislikes Theseus, because at one point, while visiting his father, he forced Hippolytus into an arranged marriage. Artemis found out he was married, and was furious, because at this point there had been one other male hunter Orion, and that didn't end well. Artemis thought that Hippolytus wanted marriage, and found out that he didn't when she went to expel Hippolytus from the hunters, when she found him sobbing in his room. She asked him why he was crying, he responded;

> 'I never *wanted* to get married, Artemis. I still don't. But, I can't tell that to my father. He doesn't care,'
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Artemis he hadn't betrayed her, and didn't want to be in a romantic relationship, and helped him get out of it. This strongly affected Hippolytus and Theseus' relationship in a bad way.

## Appearance

Hippolytus is considered tall, which he gets from being part god, and part Amazon. He has ashy, tight, messy curly blonde hair. He is described as having light olive skin, dusted with freckles and sea glass green eyes. He is often seen wearing blue ripped and dirt and grass stained jeans, hiking boots, gray t-shirt and a plaid flannel shirt tied around his waist. Along side a quiver slung over his should and bow in hand. He wears a arm guard so he doesn't rip the skin of his arm every time he uses his bow. He's considered very handsome and attracts a lot of unwanted fangirls.

### Scars

Hippolytus has quite a few scars all over his body, from, you know living in the woods. He has claw marks on his chest and back from animal attacks, a small mark from being stabbed by Daphne, and a scar hidden by his hair from a cave roof.

## The Bronze Locket

Hippolytus is always wearing a bronze locket, though he often hides it and pretends that it does not exist. The bronze locket was a gift from his mother, Hippolyta and the only thing Hippolytus has from his mother and he values it. He received it as a baby and has barely been separated from it. The one time he was, he was 11, and got into trouble with his father, Theseus, for as of 2020 unknown reasons. Theseus took the locket from him, an refused to give it back, which threw the young Hippolytus into despair. He ran away into the woods, and hid for a few hours until Theseus went looking for him and gave it back so that Hippolytus would come home. The bronze locket contains two small illustrations, one of his mother and one of the island of the Amazons. Hippolyta explains that she gave it to him so he wouldn't forget that she loved him. Though, that was eventually unavoidable.

## Abilities

### Powers:

* **Superhuman Durability:** Hippolytus has a degree of superhuman durability, as a Hunter of Artemis, and an Amazonian.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Being an half Amazon, and a grandson of Ares as well as a hunter of Artemis, Hippolytus has some degree superhuman strength.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Hippolytus possesses heightened reflexes, due to being the grandson of Ares and a hunter of Artemis.
* **Battle Prowess:** As a grandson of Ares, half Amazonian and hunter of Artemis, Hippolytus excels at battle prowess.
* **Extended Lifespan:** Being half Amazonian, Hippolytus has an extended lifespan.
* **Enhanced Agility:** As a hunter of Artemis, Hippolytus has enhanced agility.

### Skills:

* **Enhanced Physiology**: Hippolytus is slightly stronger and faster than the average mortal.
* **Animal Communication**: Hippolytus has some degree of animal communication, showcased when he spoke to one of the wolves in Lupa's pack.
* **Archery**: Hippolytus is an extremely skilled archer, rivaled only by his fellow Hunters, demigod children of Apollo and the twin hunters themselves.